Ultrasound-guided thoracic paravertebral block for closed loop ileostomy repair in severe COPD: a case report

Ultrasound-guided thoracic paravertebral block is usually considered a good alternative to epidural thoracic for anesthesia and pain control in thoracic and breast surgery. Furthermore it has also been used during abdominal surgery lately, especially hepatic and renal surgery. However, its role is p...

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Veröffentlicht in:Brazilian journal of anesthesiology (Elsevier) 2018-11, Vol.68 (6), p.650-652
Hauptverfasser: D’Andrea, Rocco, Gambetti, Guido, Querci, Lorenzo, Amodei, Beatrice, Bianchini, Amedeo
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Zusammenfassung:Ultrasound-guided thoracic paravertebral block is usually considered a good alternative to epidural thoracic for anesthesia and pain control in thoracic and breast surgery. Furthermore it has also been used during abdominal surgery lately, especially hepatic and renal surgery. However, its role is poorly defined in this context. The purpose of this report was to highlight the role of thoracic paravertebral block in providing effective anesthesia and analgesia during both the abdominal surgical intervention and pain control in post-operative period, avoiding possible complications which general anesthesia may arise, which are fairly common in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and similar comorbidities. The authors present a case of abdominal surgery successfully performed on a woman affected by severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease requiring closed loop ileostomy repair performed with ultrasound guided thoracic paravertebral block without any complications. Thoracic paravertebral block may be a safe anesthetic method for abdominal surgery in those patients who would undergo potential severe complications by using general anesthesia. O bloqueio paravertebral torácico guiado por ultrassom é geralmente considerado uma boa alternativa à anestesia peridural torácica para o controle da dor em cirurgia torácica e mamária. Além disso, ultimamente o bloqueio paravertebral torácico tem sido usado durante cirurgias abdominais, especialmente hepática e renal. No entanto, seu papel está mal definido nesse contexto. O objetivo deste relato foi destacar o papel do bloqueio paravertebral torácico em fornecer anestesia e analgesia efetiva tanto na intervenção cirúrgica abdominal quanto no controle da dor pós-operatória, evitando as possíveis complicações que podem surgir da anestesia geral, bastante comuns em pacientes com doença pulmonar obstrutiva crônica e comorbidades similares. Apresentamos um caso de cirurgia abdominal realizada com sucesso em uma mulher com doença pulmonar obstrutiva crônica grave que precisou de correção de ileostomia em alça, realizada com bloqueio paravertebral torácico guiado por ultrassom sem complicações. O bloqueio paravertebral torácico pode ser um método anestésico seguro para cirurgia abdominal em pacientes que poderiam apresentar complicações possivelmente graves com o uso de anestesia geral.
ISSN:0104-0014
1806-907X
0104-0014
1806-907X
DOI:10.1016/j.bjane.2018.02.002