Bilateral Continuous Thoracic Paravertebral Block for the Pain Management of Multiple Rib Fractures With Flail Chest: A Case Report
Shota Tanimoto, Tomoharu Shakuo, Takuya Dosei, Atsunori Sakamoto, Kenji Shida · 2024
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Description
Shota Tanimoto and four co-authors present, in a 2024 case report, pain care for a man with many broken ribs. A flail chest, where a segment of the rib cage breaks free, is life-threatening and very painful. The team used a nerve block beside the spine on both sides, done with ultrasound guidance and left in place with thin tubes.
The patient, aged fifty-eight, had chest surgery first, then the blocks. One side leaked on the second day and its tube was removed, while the other stayed until day five. He came off the breathing machine on day three and left hospital on day fourteen, with no major pain reported. The authors say the block can match a standard spine method while easing strain on the circulation.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Shota Tanimoto, Tomoharu Shakuo, Takuya Dosei, Atsunori Sakamoto, Kenji Shida |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 14 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |