The Feasibility of Patient-Controlled Paravertebral Analgesia for Major Breast Cancer Surgery: A Prospective, Randomized, Double-Blind Comparison of Two Regimens | Zendy

Jennifer C. McElwain | Zendy; Noelle M. Freir | Zendy; Crina Burlacu | Zendy; Denis C. Moriarty | Zendy; Daniel I. Sessler | Zendy; Donal J. Buggy | Zendy

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The Feasibility of Patient-Controlled Paravertebral Analgesia for Major Breast Cancer Surgery: A Prospective, Randomized, Double-Blind Comparison of Two Regimens

Author(s) -

Jennifer C. McElwain,

Noelle M. Freir,

Crina Burlacu,

Denis C. Moriarty,

Daniel I. Sessler,

Donal J. Buggy

Publication year - 2008

Publication title -

anesthesia and analgesia

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.404

H-Index - 201

eISSN - 1526-7598

pISSN - 0003-2999

DOI - 10.1213/ane.0b013e31817b7f01

Subject(s) - medicine , levobupivacaine , anesthesia , bolus (digestion) , sedation , patient controlled analgesia , visual analogue scale , nausea , tolerability , surgery , adverse effect , analgesic

Paravertebral analgesia is useful for breast surgery. Patient controlled analgesia by IV or epidural routes is well established for delivering postoperative analgesia. Our objective was to apply patient control to paravertebral analgesia and evaluate the efficacy and tolerability of two distinct dosing regimens.

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