Paravertebral block and persistent postoperative pain after breast surgery: meta-analysis and trial sequential analysis

Anaesthesia

Volumn 71, Issue 12, 2016, Pages 1471-1481

  Heesen, M ^a   Klimek, M ^b   Rossaint, R ^c   Imberger, G ^d   Straube, S ^e  

^a Cantonal Hospital Baden   (Switzerland)

^b ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL RWTH AACHEN   (Germany)

^d WESTERN HEALTH   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

chronic pain; meta analysis; regional anaesthesia

Indexed keywords

BREAST SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NERVE BLOCK; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARAVERTEBRAL BLOCK; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PREVALENCE; QUALITY CONTROL; RANDOM ERROR; REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; SEQUENTIAL ANALYSIS; BREAST; CHRONIC PAIN; META ANALYSIS; PROCEDURES; RISK; SURGERY;

BREAST; CHRONIC PAIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; NERVE BLOCK; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; RISK;

EID: 84990990625     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: 13652044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/anae.13649     Document Type: Review

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