A prospective, randomized comparison of ultrasonographic visualization of proximal intercostal block vs paravertebral block

A prospective, randomized comparison of ultrasonographic visualization of proximal intercostal block vs paravertebral block

Abstract Background Thoracic paravertebral blockade is an accepted anesthetic and analgesic technique for breast surgery. However, real-time ultrasound visualization of landmarks in the paravertebral space remains challenging. We aimed to compare ultrasound-image quality, performance times, and clin...

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Main Authors: Kamen Vlassakov, Avery Vafai, David Ende, Megan E. Patton, Sonia Kapoor, Atif Chowdhury, Alvaro Macias, Jose Zeballos, David R. Janfaza, Sujatha Pentakota, Kristin L. Schreiber
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-01-01
Series:BMC Anesthesiology
Subjects:
Acute pain
Mastectomy
Paravertebral
Postoperative pain
Proximal intercostal
Truncal block
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12871-020-0929-x

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12871-020-0929-x

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