In children undergoing cardiac surgery by thoracotomy, paravertebral blocks with ropivacaine reduced opioid consumption by nearly half within 24 hours after surgery compared with local anesthetic, ...

The use of ultrasound-guided paravertebral blocks during breast cancer surgery can improve the quality of recovery and decrease recovery time, according to a study published in the March edition of ...

Thoracic paravertebral block (TPVB) can improve postoperative analgesia, inhibiting perioperative stress and the inflammatory response. However, whether it can improve early postoperative cognitive ...

A single-shot intercostal nerve block was noninferior to thoracic epidural analgesia for pain control in minimally invasive lung resection. Continuous paravertebral block came out inferior for pain ...

Effective pain control after video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) is critical because of the correlation between postoperative pain and recovery after surgery. Due to the limitations of traditional ...

Post-herpetic Neuralgia (PHN) is a type of neuropathic pain that develops as a long-term complication of Herpes Zoster (HZ), commonly known as shingles. This study focuses on a 66-year-old man who ...