Thoracic paravertebral block using real-time ultrasound guidance.

Authors
O Riain, Seosamh C
Donnell, 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.ie
Issue Date
2010-01-01
MeSH
Adult
Aged
Anesthesia, General
Anesthesia, Spinal
Breast Neoplasms
Cadaver
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged

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Citation
Thoracic paravertebral block using real-time ultrasound guidance. 2010, 110 (1):248-51 Anesth. Analg.
Journal
Anesthesia and analgesia
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/10147/200753
DOI
10.1213/ANE.0b013e3181c35906
PubMed ID
19933536
Additional Links
http://www.anesthesia-analgesia.org/content/110/1/248.full.pdf+html
Abstract
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.
Item Type
Article
Language
en
ISSN
1526-7598
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