THORACIC PARAVERTEBRAL BLOCKADE AND POSSIBLE COMPLICATIONS –CASE REPORT

BACKGROUND Thoracic paravertebral blockade (TPB) is a technique of injecting local anaestheticand/or analgesic into the paravertebral space. It is used in surgical anaesthesia, acute(postoperative) and chronic pain therapy. TPB in postoperative setting provides adequateanalgesia, maintaines hemodyna...

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Main Authors: Sergeja Kozar, Vesna Novak Jankovič
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Slovenian Medical Association 2008-01-01
Series:Zdravniški Vestnik
Online Access:http://vestnik.szd.si/index.php/ZdravVest/article/view/445