Aim Epidural analgesia is considered to be the best method of pain relief after major surgery
despite its side-effects, which include hypotension, respiratory depression, urinary retention …

A best evidence topic in cardiac surgery was written according to a structured protocol. The
question addressed was: in patients undergoing thoracic surgery is paravertebral block …

Objective: Epidural analgesia is the gold standard for post-thoracotomy pain relief but is
contraindicated in certain patients. An alternative is paravertebral block. We investigated …

Background: Acute postoperative pain can cause detrimental effects on multiple organ
systems, leading to chronic pain syndromes. Objective: To compare thoracic epidural block …

PURPOSE: Paravertebral block in combination to intravenous analgesics could be an
alternative to epidural analgesia for postoperative pain control after thoracotomy, but it has …

An appropriate post operative analgesia after thoracotomies is mandatory to improve the
patient's outcome, reduce complications rate, morbidity, hospital cost and length of stay. In …

Background We evaluated the safety and efficacy of thoracic paravertebral block as a
method of pain relief after thoracotomy in comparison with systemic opioids. Study design …

Aim Present study was conducted with the aim to compare continuous thoracic epidural
infusion with continuous paravertebral infusion for postoperative pain using Visual Analogue …

Purpose: Analgesia following thoracotomy is routinely accomplished using epidural
blockage performed by anesthesiologists. More effective pain control can be achieved with …

Though once considered the gold standard, epidural anaesthesia has complications that
may be significant and include hypotension, urinary retention, partial or patchy block and, in …