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Anesthesia and analgesia · Jan 2013
Case ReportsCase report: ultrasound-guided continuous thoracic paravertebral block for outpatient acute pain management of multilevel unilateral rib fractures.
- Hiroaki Murata, Emine Aysu Salviz, Stephanie Chen, Catherine Vandepitte, and Admir Hadzic.
- Department of Anesthesiology, Columbia University, St Luke's Roosevelt Hospital, New York, NY 10025, USA.
- Anesth. Analg.. 2013 Jan 1;116(1):255-7.
AbstractA 61-year-old man with multiple unilateral rib fractures (T3-T8) gained the ability to breathe deeply and to ambulate after ultrasound-guided continuous thoracic paravertebral block and was discharged home after being observed for 15 hours after the block. The ultrasound guidance was helpful in determining the site of rib fractures and the optimal level for catheter placement. This report also discusses the management of analgesia using continuous paravertebral block in an outpatient with trauma.
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