Anesthesia management with single injection paravertebral block for aorta coarctation in infant

Turkoz A., Balci S. T., Guner M. C., Ulugol H., Vuran C., Ozker E., ...More

PEDIATRIC ANESTHESIA, vol.23, no.11, pp.1078-1083, 2013 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 23 Issue: 11
  • Publication Date: 2013
  • Doi Number: 10.1111/pan.12252
  • Journal Name: PEDIATRIC ANESTHESIA
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.1078-1083
  • Keywords: paravertebral block, aortic coarctation repair, infant, POSTOPERATIVE PAIN, POSTTHORACOTOMY ANALGESIA, YOUNG INFANTS, CHILDREN, BUPIVACAINE, THORACOTOMY, INFUSION, SURGERY
  • Acibadem Mehmet Ali Aydinlar University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Background: Thoracotomy causes severe pain in the postoperative period. Perioperative thoracic paravertebral block reduces pain score and may improve outcome after pediatric cardiac surgery. This prospective study was designed for the efficacy and duration of a single level, single injection ultrasound-guided thoracic paravertebral block (TPVB) for fifteen infants undergoing aortic coarctation repair.