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A segment of a town or city surrounded by streets and avenues on at least three sides and usually occupied by buildings, though it may be composed solely of vacant lots. The section of a city enclosed by streets that is described by a map which indicates how a portion of land will be subdivided.

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Single injection paravertebral block before general anesthesia enhances analgesia after breast cancer surgery with and without associated lymph node biopsy.

A randomized double blind study comparing post-operative analgesia provided by multilevel thoracic paravertebral block using bupivacaine (0.5%) and ropivacaine (0.5%) in breast surgery

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.

Comparative study of thoracic paravertebral block and general anaesthesia for post operative analgesia in elective breast surgery

Thoracic paravertebral block appears promising to provide effective analgesia after thoracotomy.

A randomized double-blind placebo-controlled clinical trial to assess the efficacy of dexamethasone to provide postoperative analgesia after paravertebral block in patients undergoing elective thoracotomy

Single injection paravertebral block for renal surgery in children.

Effects of Ultrasound-Guided Thoracic Paravertebral Block on Postoperative Pain in Children Undergoing Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy

Paravertebral block. Contin Educ Anaesth Crit Care Pain.

GASTROSTOMY UNDER PARAVERTEBRAL BLOCK IN HIGH-RISK PATIENTS WITH ESOPHAGEAL CANCER--TWO CASE REPORTS

New York School of Regional Anaesthesia 1996, 2006 Thoracic Paravertebral Block http://nysora.com/techniques/thoracic_paravertebral_block [Accessed 19 September 2008]

Thoracic paravertebral block (PVB) analgesia

In a study of 41 patients undergoing breast-conserving therapy who were randomized to receive either paravertebral block or general anesthesia, Dr.

Nerve block for breast ca surgery

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.

Refinement of anesthesia improves breast Ca surgery

Carlsson, "Thoracic paravertebral block for breast cancer surgery: a randomized double-blind study," Anesthesia and Analgesia, vol.

Efficacy of Pectoral Nerve Block Type II for Breast-Conserving Surgery and Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy: A Prospective Randomized Controlled Study

Sessler et al., "Improving analgesic efficacy and safety of thoracic paravertebral block for breast surgery: a mixed-effects meta-analysis," Pain Physician, vol.

Feasibility of Cervical Epidural Anesthesia for Breast Cancer Surgery

By this concept, we have carried out this study to compare paravertebral block and thoracic epidural block in thoracotomy patients.

Comparison of Paravertebral block versus thoracic epidural block for post-operative analgesia in thoracotomy patients

Thoracic paravertebral block is an effective regional analgesic technique for thoracic and abdominal surgery.

An alternative method of transverse in-plane ultrasound-guided thoracic paravertebral block

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