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Continuous paravertebral catheter and outpatient infusion for breast surgery.

Publication ,  Journal Article
Buckenmaier, CC; Klein, SM; Nielsen, KC; Steele, SM
Published in: Anesth Analg
September 2003

Paravertebral somatic nerve block (PVB) provides improved analgesia and decreased side effects compared with general anesthesia for breast surgery. The analgesia is limited with single injection PVB to the duration of the local anesthetic. Continuous paravertebral catheters and disposable home infusion systems allow extended analgesia after major breast surgery while maintaining the ambulatory status of the patient. We describe the successful use of continuous paravertebral anesthesia in two patients undergoing major breast surgery. A novel needle system for paravertebral catheter insertion is also presented.

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Anesth Analg

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ISSN

0003-2999

Publication Date

September 2003

Volume

97

Issue

3

Start / End Page

715 / 717

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Pain, Postoperative
  • Pain Measurement
  • Nerve Block
  • Middle Aged
  • Mastectomy, Radical
  • Infusion Pumps
  • Humans
  • Female
  • Breast
  • Anesthesiology
 

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Buckenmaier, C. C., Klein, S. M., Nielsen, K. C., & Steele, S. M. (2003). Continuous paravertebral catheter and outpatient infusion for breast surgery. Anesth Analg, 97(3), 715–717. https://doi.org/10.1213/01.ANE.0000075836.53838.EB
Buckenmaier, Chester C., Stephen M. Klein, Karen C. Nielsen, and Susan M. Steele. “Continuous paravertebral catheter and outpatient infusion for breast surgery.Anesth Analg 97, no. 3 (September 2003): 715–17. https://doi.org/10.1213/01.ANE.0000075836.53838.EB.
Buckenmaier CC, Klein SM, Nielsen KC, Steele SM. Continuous paravertebral catheter and outpatient infusion for breast surgery. Anesth Analg. 2003 Sep;97(3):715–7.
Buckenmaier, Chester C., et al. “Continuous paravertebral catheter and outpatient infusion for breast surgery.Anesth Analg, vol. 97, no. 3, Sept. 2003, pp. 715–17. Pubmed, doi:10.1213/01.ANE.0000075836.53838.EB.
Buckenmaier CC, Klein SM, Nielsen KC, Steele SM. Continuous paravertebral catheter and outpatient infusion for breast surgery. Anesth Analg. 2003 Sep;97(3):715–717.

Published In

Anesth Analg

DOI

ISSN

0003-2999

Publication Date

September 2003

Volume

97

Issue

3

Start / End Page

715 / 717

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Pain, Postoperative
  • Pain Measurement
  • Nerve Block
  • Middle Aged
  • Mastectomy, Radical
  • Infusion Pumps
  • Humans
  • Female
  • Breast
  • Anesthesiology