Open AccessBilateral Thoracic Paravertebral Blocks Compared to Thoracic Epidural Analgesia After Midline Laparotomy: A Pragmatic Noninferiority Clinical Trial
Author(s) -
Rakesh V. Sondekoppam,
Vishal Uppal,
Jonathan Brookes,
Sugantha Ganapathy
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
anesthesia and analgesia/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.0000000000004219
Subject(s) - ropivacaine , medicine , laparotomy , anesthesia , analgesic , randomized controlled trial , visual analogue scale , surgery , confidence interval , regimen , adverse effect , abdominal surgery
Bilateral paravertebral block (PVB) is a suitable alternative to thoracic epidural analgesia (TEA) for abdominal surgeries. This randomized clinical trial aims to determine if PVB is noninferior to TEA in terms of analgesia after midline laparotomy.