A Randomized Comparison of Plasma Levobupivacaine Concentrations Following Thoracic Epidural Analgesia and Subpleural Paravertebral Analgesia in Open Thoracic Surgery.

Jan MatekStanislav CernohorskyStanislav TrcaZdenek KrskaDavid HoskovecJan Bruthans Martin Sima Pavel Michálek

Published in: Journal of clinical medicine (2020)

Levobupivacaine systemic concentrations were low in both groups without the symptoms of toxicity. This dosage should be safe for postoperative analgesia after thoracotomy.

Keyphrases

thoracic surgery
ultrasound guided
pain management
postoperative pain
spinal cord
patients undergoing
minimally invasive
oxidative stress
heart failure
chronic pain
spinal cord injury