Anesthesia management with ultrasound-guided thoracic paravertebral block for donor nephrectomy: A prospective randomized study.

Study Objective: To determine the efficacy of ultrasound-guided thoracic paravertebral block intraoperatively and 24 hours postoperatively in patients undergoing donor nephrectomy.

Design: Prospective randomized controlled study.

Setting: Private foundation university hospital; November 2014 to June 2015.

The effect of tramadol plus paracetamol on consumption of morphine after coronary artery bypass grafting.

Study Of Objective: To compare the effects of oral tramadol+paracetamol combination on morphine consumption following coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) in the patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) protocol.

Design: A prospective, double-blind, randomized, clinical study.

Setting: Single-institution, tertiary hospital.

Anesthesia management with single injection paravertebral block for aorta coarctation in infant.

Background: Thoracotomy causes severe pain in the postoperative period. Perioperative thoracic paravertebral block reduces pain score and may improve outcome after pediatric cardiac surgery. This prospective study was designed for the efficacy and duration of a single level, single injection ultrasound-guided thoracic paravertebral block (TPVB) for fifteen infants undergoing aortic coarctation repair.