Open AccessEfficacy of paravertebral block in “Fast-tracking” pediatric cardiac surgery - Experiences from a tertiary care center
Author(s) -
Raj Sahajanandan,
AV Varsha,
Dr.S.Dinesh Kumar,
Balaji Kuppusamy,
Sathappan Karuppiah,
Vinayak Shukla,
Roy Thankachen
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
annals of cardiac anaesthesia/annals of cardiac anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.42
H-Index - 27
eISSN - 0974-5181
pISSN - 0971-9784
DOI - 10.4103/aca.aca_83_19
Subject(s) - medicine , tertiary care , center (category theory) , block (permutation group theory) , cardiac surgery , tracking (education) , medline , general surgery , surgery , psychology , pedagogy , chemistry , geometry , mathematics , political science , law , crystallography
Fast tracking plays a crucial role in reducing perioperative morbidity and financial burden by facilitating early extubation and discharge from hospital. Paravertebral block (PVB) is becoming more popular in paediatric surgeries as an alternative to epidural and caudal analgesia. There is scarcity of data regarding the efficacy and safety of PVB in paediatric cardiac surgery.