title: [Intrapleural marcaine for postoperative analgesia].
abstract: Intrapleural marcaine has been described as an effective method of analgesia following upper abdominal and thoracic operations and is no longer regarded as experimental. We have shown that the same quality of analgesia can be achieved by injecting the drug through a catheter inserted intraoperatively through the surgical incision. In our method, applied in 9 cases, there is no risk of pneumothorax as a result of piercing the chest wall, since intraoperative placement of the intrapleural catheter is very easy. We therefore suggest it as the method of choice for postoperative analgesia in kidney operations. It is especially recommended in elderly patients with chronic pulmonary disease who do not tolerate narcotics well.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Landesberg
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Meretyk
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Lankovsky
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Shapiro
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Magora
mesh_terms: D002045:Bupivacaine / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002404:Catheterization; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000601:surgery; D010149:Postoperative Pain / Q000188:drug therapy*; D010994:Pleura
chemical_list: D002045:Bupivacaine