CASE 8--2015. Paravertebral Catheter-Based Strategy for Primary Analgesia After Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery

J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2015 Aug;29(4):1071-80. doi: 10.1053/j.jvca.2015.02.018. Epub 2015 Feb 20.

Authors

Stephen A Esper¹, Brandi A Bottiger², Brian Ginsberg², J Mauricio Del Rio², Donald D Glower³, Jeffrey G Gaca³, Mark Stafford-Smith², Peter J Neuburger⁴, Mark A Chaney⁵

Affiliations

¹ Department of Anesthesiology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Department of Anesthesiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC.
³ Department of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC.
⁴ Department of Anesthesiology, New York University Medical Center, New York, NY.
⁵ Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL.

PMID: 26070694
DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2015.02.018

No abstract available

Keywords: anesthesia; cardiac surgery; minithoracotomy; mitral valve surgery; pain; postopersative care.

Publication types

Case Reports
Clinical Conference

MeSH terms

Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Anesthesia, Conduction / instrumentation
Anesthesia, Conduction / methods*
Cardiovascular Surgical Procedures / adverse effects
Cardiovascular Surgical Procedures / methods*
Catheterization / methods*
Female
Humans
Male
Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / adverse effects
Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / methods*
Pain, Postoperative / diagnosis
Pain, Postoperative / prevention & control*