• Agri · Jan 2011

    Case Reports

    Thoracic paravertebral block performance for modified radical mastectomy with axillary dissection in a patient with severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

    • Erkan Yavuz Akçaboy, Zeynep Nur Akçaboy, Bilgehan Sönmez, and Nermin Göğüş.
    • Department of Anaesthesiology and Reanimation, Ankara Numune Education and Research Hospital, Turkey. yavuzakcaboy@yahoo.com
    • Agri. 2011 Jan 1;23(1):40-2.

    AbstractWe present the case of an 86-year-old patient with severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease undergoing modified radical mastectomy with axillary dissection by thoracic paravertebral block (PVB). Use of thoracic PVB provided hemodynamic and respiratory stability, excellent unilateral anesthesia and high patient satisfaction.

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