Open AccessPost-operative pain and analgesic requirements after paravertebral block for mastectomy: A randomized controlled trial of different concentrations of bupivacaine and fentanyl
Author(s) -
V Bhuvaneswari,
Wig Jd,
Preethy J Mathew,
Gurpreet Singh
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
indian journal of anaesthesia/indian journal of anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.645
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 0976-2817
pISSN - 0019-5049
DOI - 10.4103/0019-5049.93341
Subject(s) - bupivacaine , medicine , anesthesia , fentanyl , epinephrine , analgesic , nausea , randomized controlled trial , local anesthetic , placebo , opioid , vomiting , surgery , alternative medicine , receptor , pathology
Paravertebral block (PVB) is useful for post-operative analgesia after breast surgery. Bupivacaine is used for PVB at higher concentrations (0.5%), which may lead to systemic toxicity after absorption. Therefore, we proposed to evaluate the efficacy of lower concentrations of bupivacaine with and without fentanyl for thoracic PVB in patients undergoing surgery for carcinoma breast.