Continuous Paravertebral Block by Intraoperative Direct Access Versus Systemic Analgesia for Postthoracotomy Pain Relief

Summary

to evaluate the safety and efficacy of continuous paravertebral block by intraoperative direct access on postthoracotomy pain compared to systemic analgesia.

Timeline

Start

2015-06-15

Primary completion

2020-01-31

Completion

2020-03-31

Publications

• Results Krakowski JC, Arora H. Con: Thoracic Epidural Block Is Not Superior to Paravertebral Blocks for Open Thoracic Surgery. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2015 Dec;29(6):1720-2. doi: 10.1053/j.jvca.2015.06.012. Epub 2015 Jun 10. No abstract available.
• Results Fortier S, Hanna HA, Bernard A, Girard C. Comparison between systemic analgesia, continuous wound catheter analgesia and continuous thoracic paravertebral block: a randomised, controlled trial of postthoracotomy pain management. Eur J Anaesthesiol. 2012 Nov;29(11):524-30. doi: 10.1097/EJA.0b013e328357e5a1.
• Results Sabanathan S, Smith PJ, Pradhan GN, Hashimi H, Eng JB, Mearns AJ. Continuous intercostal nerve block for pain relief after thoracotomy. Ann Thorac Surg. 1988 Oct;46(4):425-6. doi: 10.1016/s0003-4975(10)64657-7.
• Results Berrisford RG, Sabanathan SS. Direct access to the paravertebral space at thoracotomy. Ann Thorac Surg. 1990 May;49(5):854. doi: 10.1016/0003-4975(90)90058-e. No abstract available.
• Results Wojtys ME, Wasikowski J, Wojcik N, Wojcik J, Wasilewski P, Lisowski P, Grodzki T. Assessment of postoperative pain management and comparison of effectiveness of pain relief treatment involving paravertebral block and thoracic epidural analgesia in patients undergoing posterolateral thoracotomy. J Cardiothorac Surg. 2019 Apr 16;14(1):78. doi: 10.1186/s13019-019-0901-3.
• Results Elia N, Lysakowski C, Tramer MR. Does multimodal analgesia with acetaminophen, nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs, or selective cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitors and patient-controlled analgesia morphine offer advantages over morphine alone? Meta-analyses of randomized trials. Anesthesiology. 2005 Dec;103(6):1296-304. doi: 10.1097/00000542-200512000-00025.
• Results Batra RK, Krishnan K, Agarwal A. Paravertebral block. J Anaesthesiol Clin Pharmacol. 2011 Jan;27(1):5-11. No abstract available.
• Results Katayama T, Hirai S, Kobayashi R, Hamaishi M, Okada T, Mitsui N. Safety of the paravertebral block in patients ineligible for epidural block undergoing pulmonary resection. Gen Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2012 Dec;60(12):811-4. doi: 10.1007/s11748-012-0149-5. Epub 2012 Sep 16.

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Indications

No indication recorded.