Paravertebral block catheters are a recognized method of regional pain control after a thoractomy. We describe a technique of insertion with the belief that it provides a superior positioning of the paravertebral (extra-pleural) catheter resulting in a better distribution of the local anaesthetic and better pain control.
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Papworth Hospital, Cambridge, UK. hany.elsayed@papworth.nhs.uk
Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2012 May 1;14(5):648-9.
AbstractParavertebral block catheters are a recognized method of regional pain control after a thoractomy. We describe a technique of insertion with the belief that it provides a superior positioning of the paravertebral (extra-pleural) catheter resulting in a better distribution of the local anaesthetic and better pain control.