Bilateral ultrasound-guided parasternal block for postoperative analgesia in cardiac surgery: could it be the safest strategy?
Giuseppe Sepolvere, Pierfrancesco Fusco, Mario Tedesco, Paolo Scimia
Abstract
Dear Editor We read with great interest the original article of Fujii et al [1][1] about the effectiveness of the transversus thoracis muscle plane (TTP) block as analgesic technique in cardiac surgery.[2][2] Cardiac surgery most commonly is performed via median sternotomy, which results in
Topics & Concepts
MedicineParasternal lineCardiac surgeryAnesthesiaMedian sternotomyLevobupivacaineSurgeryAnalgesicAnesthesia and Pain ManagementCardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical OutcomesNausea and vomiting management