Open Access<p>Ultrasound-Guided Multilevel Thoracic Paravertebral Block and Its Efficacy for Surgical Anesthesia During Primary Breast Cancer Surgery</p>
Author(s) -
Pawinee Pangthipampai,
Manoj K. Karmakar,
Banchobporn Songthamwat,
Jatuporn Pakpirom,
Winnie Samy
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of pain research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.888
H-Index - 49
ISSN - 1178-7090
DOI - 10.2147/jpr.s246406
Subject(s) - medicine , ropivacaine , anesthesia , dexmedetomidine , sedation , breast cancer , breast surgery , surgery , anesthetic , fentanyl , nerve block , cancer
Thoracic paravertebral block (TPVB), in conjunction with intravenous sedation, is reported to provide surgical anesthesia for primary breast cancer surgery (PBCS). Although ultrasound-guided (USG) TPVB has been described, there are no reports of USG multilevel TPVB for surgical anesthesia during PBCS. The aim of this prospective observational study was to determine the feasibility of performing USG multilevel TPVB, at the T1-T6 vertebral levels (6m-TPVB), and to evaluate its efficacy in providing surgical anesthesia for PBCS.