Open AccessImpact of paravertebral blockade use in geriatric patients undergoing thoracic surgery on postoperative adverse outcomes
Author(s) -
Chaoyang Tong,
Hongwei Zhu,
Bin Li,
Jingxiang Wu,
Meiying Xu
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of thoracic disease
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.682
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 2077-6624
pISSN - 2072-1439
DOI - 10.21037/jtd.2019.12.13
Subject(s) - medicine , pacu , anesthesia , atelectasis , chest tube , thoracotomy , cardiothoracic surgery , surgery , incidence (geometry) , lung , pneumothorax , physics , optics
While it is known that thoracic paravertebral blockade (TPVB) could reduce pain undergoing thoracic surgery, it has not been confirmed whether this reduction in pain reduces pulmonary complications in an elderly population.
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