The mid‐point transverse process to pleura (MTP) block: a new end‐point for thoracic paravertebral block

Summary Current descriptions of thoracic paravertebral block techniques require the needle tip to be anterior to the superior costotransverse ligament. We hypothesised that an injection point midway between the posterior border of the transverse process and the pleura would result in spread to the p...

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Published in:Anaesthesia 2017-10, Vol.72 (10), p.1230-1236
Main Authors: Costache, I., Neumann, L., Ramnanan, C. J., Goodwin, S. L., Pawa, A., Abdallah, F. W., McCartney, C. J. L.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aged
Anesthesia
Anesthetics, Local - administration & dosage
Cadaver
Cadavers
Case reports
Coloring Agents - pharmacokinetics
Dyes
Female
Humans
Injection
Intercostal Nerves - diagnostic imaging
Knee
Methylene blue
Methylene Blue - pharmacokinetics
Middle Aged
Multilevel
Nerve Block - methods
paravertebral
Pleura
Pleura - diagnostic imaging
Ropivacaine - administration & dosage
Thoracic Vertebrae - diagnostic imaging
Thorax
transverse process
Ultrasonic testing
Ultrasonography, Interventional - methods
Ultrasound
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