The efficacy of thoracic epidural and paravertebral blocks for post-thoracotomy pain management

SAĞIROĞLU G., Baysal A., Copuroglu E., Karamustafaoglu Y. A., Sagiroglu T., YÜKSEL V., ...Daha Fazla

KARDIOCHIRURGIA I TORAKOCHIRURGIA POLSKA, cilt.10, sa.2, ss.139-147, 2013 (SCI-Expanded) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 10 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2013
  • Doi Numarası: 10.5114/kitp.2013.36135
  • Dergi Adı: KARDIOCHIRURGIA I TORAKOCHIRURGIA POLSKA
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.139-147
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: thoracotomy, postoperative analgesia, thoracic paravertebral block, thoracic epidural analgesia, complication, RANDOMIZED-TRIALS, LUNG RESECTION, ANALGESIA, THORACOTOMY, SURGERY, BUPIVACAINE, 0.2-PERCENT, ROPIVACAINE, INFUSION, RELIEF
  • Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Introduction: The definition of pain focuses mainly on tissue damage and provides information regarding pathophysiological changes in the human being [1]. Patients experience pain as a response to this tissue damage after surgery and the pain intensity after thoracotomies is known to be severe [2].