Thoracic paravertebral block using real-time ultrasound guidance.
Authors
O Riain, Seosamh CDonnell, Brian O
Cuffe, Tracy
Harmon, Dominic C
Fraher, John P
Shorten, George
Affiliation
Department of Anaesthesia, Mid-Western Regional Hospitals, Dooradoyle, Limerick, Ireland. seosamh.oriain@hse.ieIssue Date
2010-01-01MeSH
AdultAged
Anesthesia, General
Anesthesia, Spinal
Breast Neoplasms
Cadaver
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Nerve Block
Pain, Postoperative
Patient Satisfaction
Spine
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Thoracic paravertebral block using real-time ultrasound guidance. 2010, 110 (1):248-51 Anesth. Analg.Journal
Anesthesia and analgesiaDOI
10.1213/ANE.0b013e3181c35906PubMed ID
19933536Additional Links
http://www.anesthesia-analgesia.org/content/110/1/248.full.pdf+htmlAbstract
We developed a technique for ultrasound-guided paravertebral block, which was subsequently applied in the clinical setting.An initial cadaver study was used to develop a technique that was used in the clinical setting on patients undergoing breast cancer surgery.
Paravertebral catheters were correctly placed in the cadaveric trial in 8 of 10 attempts. In the clinical study, all blocked patients (n = 9) had evidence of thoracic wall sensory block and analgesia postoperatively.
Determined by anatomical dissection, we have described the ultrasound features of the thoracic paravertebral space and performed clinically successful ultrasound-guided paravertebral block.
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1526-7598ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1213/ANE.0b013e3181c35906