Ultrasound-guided continuous paravertebral block in isolated thoracic trauma – providing sufficient analgesia for weaning and non-invasive-ventilation (NIV) on ICU for a 46 year o…
F Reisig, J Buettner · Ultraschall in der Medizin - European Journal of Ultrasound · 2012 · Heft 07
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florian.reisig@bgu-murnau.de Purpose: After acute high-velocity injury it is desirable to avoid thoracic epidural analgesia to povide neurological examination of the spinal cord function. Systemic analgesia is often insufficient to tolerante non-invasive ventilation (NIV) in massive thoracic trauma and often leads to reintubation and subsequent dilation tracheotomy. Patient and Methods: A 46 year old Pat. (ASA I) suffered from a high speed injury with prolonged extrincation, during which he required intubation and a thoracic drain. Following the standard trauma diagnostic in our institution (FAST & whole-body-tr…