• Acta Biomed · Jan 2014

    Paravertebral block for patients older than 80 years in one day surgery elective mastectomy.

    • Christian Compagnone, Eleonora Schiappa, Daniele Bellantonio, Gianluca Ghirardi, Elisabetta Rossini, Fernanda Tagliaferri, and Guido Fanelli.
    • 2° Servizio Anestesia, Rianimazione e Terapia Antalgica A. O. Ospedaliero - Universitaria Parma, Parma, Italy. ccompagnone@parmanesthesia.com.
    • Acta Biomed. 2014 Jan 23; 84 (3): 234-6.

    AbstractParavertebral block (PVB) has been proposed as an alternative to General anaesthesia (GA) for breast surgery. It provides good operative anaesthesia, good pain control with little adverse effects. Six women older than 80 year were selected. All patients were post-operatively interviewed about the presence of pain, nausea and vomiting. All patients declared absence of pain and nausea and that they were satisfied with the procedure. The use of PVB allows elderly patients to undergo ambulatory surgery for the treatment of breast cancer with satisfaction. This technique allows a short recovery and adequate postoperative pain relief with reduced hospital costs.

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