Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia
Volume 20, Issue 5 , Pages 639-643 , October 2006

Preoperative Multiple-Injection Thoracic Paravertebral Blocks Reduce Postoperative Pain and Analgesic Requirements After Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery

  • Fatma Nur Kaya, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, Uludag University Medical School, Bursa, Turkey
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Fatma Nur Kaya, MD, Uludağ Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Anesteziyoloji ve Reanimasyon AD, 16059, Görükle/Bursa, Turkey.
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  • Gurkan Turker, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, Uludag University Medical School, Bursa, Turkey
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  • Elif Basagan-Mogol, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, Uludag University Medical School, Bursa, Turkey
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  • Suna Goren, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, Uludag University Medical School, Bursa, Turkey
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  • Sami Bayram, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Thoracic Surgery, Uludag University Medical School, Bursa, Turkey.
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  • Cengiz Gebitekin, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Thoracic Surgery, Uludag University Medical School, Bursa, Turkey.

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PII: S1053-0770(06)00156-X

doi: 10.1053/j.jvca.2006.03.022

Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia
Volume 20, Issue 5 , Pages 639-643 , October 2006

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