Trunk blocks for abdominal surgery

Abdominal Surgery: Advances in the Use of Ultrasound-Guided Truncal Blocks for Perioperative Pain Management

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Abdominal Surgery

Abdominal Surgery

Postoperative paravertebral blocks for thoracic surgery.

Sir,—We were particularly interested in the findings of Drs Conacher and Kokin's radiological study of paravertebral block [1], but feel that this is potentially misleading. Our observations from a continuing series of 45 cases of paravertebral block contrast significantly with the findings in their small study. Using a modification of Moore's technique we have injected 0.75 % bupivacaine 5 ml,...

Pediatric regional anesthesia: abdominal wall blocks.

Abdominal wall blocks are an effective regional anesthetic technique to provide sufficient analgesia in abdominal surgery. This article reviews the use of abdominal wall blocks in pediatric regional anesthesia.