Intracatheter air in continuous thoracic paravertebral block: distraction or assistance?

Can J Anaesth. 2013 Aug;60(8):824-5. doi: 10.1007/s12630-013-9969-8. Epub 2013 May 25.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Air
  • Amides / administration & dosage
  • Anesthetics, Local / administration & dosage
  • Catheterization, Peripheral / instrumentation*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Needles*
  • Nerve Block / instrumentation*
  • Nerve Block / methods
  • Ropivacaine
  • Thoracic Vertebrae* / diagnostic imaging
  • Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color
  • Ultrasonography, Interventional

Substances

  • Amides
  • Anesthetics, Local
  • Ropivacaine