Addition of dexmedetomidine to bupivacaine in ultrasonography-guided paravertebral blockade potentiates postoperative pain relief among patients undergoing thoracotomy
Abstract Background and objective: Thoracic paravertebral blockade is an alternative regional technique for comforting post-thoracotomy pain, thereby decreasing opioid consumption, postoperative nausea and vomiting, dizziness, respiratory depression and health care costs. The objective of this stud...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Anestesiologia
2019-04-01
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| Series: | Revista Brasileira de Anestesiologia |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-70942019000200144&tlng=en |