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Home / Publications / Pain Research Forum / Papers of the Week / Persistent Postsurgical Pain Following Thoracotomy: A Comparison of Thoracic Epidural and Paravertebral Blockade as Preventive Analgesia.

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2019 Sep 01


Pain Med


http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30789665?dopt=Abstract


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Persistent Postsurgical Pain Following Thoracotomy: A Comparison of Thoracic Epidural and Paravertebral Blockade as Preventive Analgesia.

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Persistent Postsurgical Pain Following Thoracotomy: A Comparison of Thoracic Epidural and Paravertebral Blockade as Preventive Analgesia.
Wong J, Cooper J, Thomas R, Langford R, Anwar S
Pain Med. 2019 Sep 01; 20(9):1796-1802.
PMID: 30789665.

Abstract

Persistent postsurgical pain (PPP) is common following thoracotomy. Thoracic epidural (TEB) and paravertebral blockade (PVB) are both established forms of perioperative analgesia for thoracotomy. There is currently a lack of data on their influence on PPP; this study aims to evaluate both techniques on PPP.
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