Single injection
paravertebral block before general anesthesia enhances analgesia after breast cancer surgery with and without associated lymph node biopsy.
Eamon Coveney et al [1] in 1998 in a case series of 156 patients showed that
paravertebral block can be used to perform major operations for breast cancer with minimal complications and a low rate of conversion to general anesthesia.
Thoracic
paravertebral block appears promising to provide effective analgesia after thoracotomy.
Single injection
paravertebral block for renal surgery in children.
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In a study of 41 patients undergoing breast-conserving therapy who were randomized to receive either
paravertebral block or general anesthesia, Dr.
Paravertebral block offers a less invasive operative approach to breast cancer, one that places increased emphasis on quality of life, Christina Weltz, M.D., said at a breast cancer symposium sponsored by the Cancer Therapy and Research Center.
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paravertebral block for breast cancer surgery: a randomized double-blind study," Anesthesia and Analgesia, vol.
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By this concept, we have carried out this study to compare
paravertebral block and thoracic epidural block in thoracotomy patients.
Thoracic
paravertebral block is an effective regional analgesic technique for thoracic and abdominal surgery.