Open AccessComparison of thoracic epidural and paravertebral analgesia for postoperative pain control after thoracotomy
Author(s) -
Tülün Öztürk,
İsmet Topçu,
Sadık Yaldiz,
Alper Özbakkaloğlu,
Kıvanç Aşik,
Alp Yentürk
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
ağrı
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.255
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 2458-9446
pISSN - 1300-0012
DOI - 10.5505/agri.2015.22043
Subject(s) - medicine , levobupivacaine , anesthesia , sedation , tramadol , visual analogue scale , thoracotomy , bolus (digestion) , cardiothoracic surgery , surgery , heart rate , patient controlled analgesia , opioid , morphine , blood pressure , analgesic , radiology , receptor
In the present randomized, controlled, and blinded study, the effects of thoracic paravertebral analgesia were compared to those of epidural analgesia on postoperative pain, hemodynamics, and respiration rate following thoracotomy.