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

SAĞIROĞLU, GÖNÜL; Baysal, Ayse; Copuroglu, Elif; Karamustafaoglu, Yekta; Sagiroglu, Tamer; YÜKSEL, VOLKAN; Huseyin, Serhat

doi:10.5114/kitp.2013.36135

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., ...More

KARDIOCHIRURGIA I TORAKOCHIRURGIA POLSKA, vol.10, no.2, pp.139-147, 2013 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 10 Issue: 2
Publication Date: 2013
Doi Number: 10.5114/kitp.2013.36135
Journal Name: KARDIOCHIRURGIA I TORAKOCHIRURGIA POLSKA
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Page Numbers: pp.139-147
Keywords: thoracotomy, postoperative analgesia, thoracic paravertebral block, thoracic epidural analgesia, complication
Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: No

Abstract

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].