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Article: The Use of Cervical Paravertebral Block as the Sole Anesthetic for Shoulder Surgery in a Morbid Patient: A Case Report
- Article from:
- Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine
- Article date:
- May 1, 2004
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CopyrightCopyright Churchill Livingstone Inc., Medical Publishers May/Jun 2004. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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Objectives: The purpose of this case report is to describe the use of the cervical paravertebral block as the sole anesthetic for shoulder surgery in a patient unable to tolerate general anesthesia. Recent literature describes the continuous cervical paravertebral block as an effective alternative to the interscalene block for the management of postoperative pain after shoulder surgery.
Case Report: An 85-year-old man with severe respiratory and cardiac disease presented for major shoulder surgery. The patient's complex medical history required an anesthetic technique that would avoid general anesthesia and preserve phrenic nerve function. This case report describes, to our knowledge, the ...