Continuous paravertebral block for post-cardiothoracic surgery analgesia: A systematic review and meta-analysis

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 1010-1018

  Scarfe, Anje J ^a   Schuhmann Hingel, Susanne ^b   Duncan, Joanna K ^a   Ma, Ning ^a   Atukorale, Yasoba N ^a   Cameron, Alun L ^a  

^a ROYAL AUSTRALASIAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS   (Australia)

^b KAGes Styrian Hospitals Holding   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cardiac surgical procedures; Continuous paravertebral block; Local anaesthetic nerve block; Minimally invasive surgical procedures; Postoperative analgesia; Thoracotomy

Indexed keywords

LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; OPIATE;

CONTINUOUS PARAVERTEBRAL BLOCK; EPIDURAL ANALGESIA; GOLD STANDARD; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INCIDENCE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; META ANALYSIS; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; NERVE BLOCK; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THORAX SURGERY; URINE RETENTION; WOUND; WOUND INFILTRATION; HEART SURGERY; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PROCEDURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANALGESIA, EPIDURAL; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HUMANS; NERVE BLOCK; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 85011038387     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: 1873734X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ejcts/ezw168     Document Type: Review

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