Key result
Preoperative paravertebral blockade allowed early extubation in the operating room or intensive care unit in 13 of 14 patients undergoing minimally invasive cardiac surgery.
Why the study?
Does preoperative paravertebral blockade facilitate early extubation in patients undergoing minimally invasive cardiac surgery?
Observational (n=14)
Does preoperative paravertebral blockade facilitate early extubation in patients undergoing minimally invasive cardiac surgery?
Preoperative paravertebral blockade combined with rapid recovery anesthesia facilitates early extubation and comfort after minimally invasive cardiac surgery.
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May support feasibility for early extubation; leaves open confirmation in randomized trials before practice change.
We retrospectively reviewed the first 14 patients who received preoperative paravertebral blockade prior to minimally invasive cardiac surgical procedures. The use of paravertebral blockade along with an anesthetic technique designed to facilitate rapid recovery allowed early extubation in the operating room or intensive care unit in all but one patient. Extubated patients leaving the operating room were comfortable. No postoperative respiratory complications occurred.
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Lynch et al. (2010) conducted an observational in Minimally invasive cardiac surgery (n=14). Preoperative paravertebral blockade was evaluated on Early extubation in the operating room or intensive care unit. Preoperative paravertebral blockade allowed early extubation in the operating room or intensive care unit in 13 of 14 patients undergoing minimally invasive cardiac surgery.
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