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Clinical Trial
. 1989 Feb;62(2):204-5.
doi: 10.1093/bja/62.2.204.

Comparison of continuous paravertebral and extradural infusions of bupivacaine for pain relief after thoracotomy

P J Matthews  1 , V Govenden
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Clinical Trial

Comparison of continuous paravertebral and extradural infusions of bupivacaine for pain relief after thoracotomy

P J Matthews et al. Br J Anaesth. 1989 Feb.
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Abstract

Pain was controlled in 20 post-thoracotomy patients using a continuous infusion of 0.25% bupivacaine through an extradural or para-vertebral catheter. Both techniques provided good analgesia. Hypotension and urine retention occurred significantly less frequently in the paravertebral than in the extradural group.

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