Background: In this study, the effects of levobupivacaine parasternal block and local
anesthetic infiltration on postoperative pain and pulmonary functions after open heart …

Background: In this study, the effects of levobupivacaine paraa sternal block and local
anesthetic infiltration on postoperative pain and pulmonary functions after open heart …

Objectives: Parasternal block to provide postoperative analgesia in open heart surgery was
first described by McDonald et al (1). They used levobupivacaine as a local anesthetic in …

BACKGROUND: Postsurgical pain usually results in some complications in the patients. This
study has tried to investigate the effects of parasternal single injection of bupivacaine on …

Background and objectiveThis study aimed to investigate the effect of 0.25%
levobupivacaine infiltration of the sternotomy wound and the mediastinal tube sites on …

Objectives: The aim of this study was to determine the efficacy of parasternal injection of
Bupivacaine on postoperative pain for early extubation in patients undergoing coronary …

Objectives. The aim of this study was to compare postoperative pain and respiratory
functions of lobectomy patients who were given bupivacaine or levobupivacaine with …

Method: After obtaining ethics committee approval and informed consent, 50 patients aged
18-65 years, undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting, were included in this study …

Background/aim: This study aims to investigate the effects of thoracic epidural analgesia,
before and after surgical incision and in the postoperative period, on thoracotomy pain and …

Background: Postoperative sternal pain is one of the most important factors affecting
patients' quality of life during the early post-operative days. Optimal pain management after …