title: The thoracic paravertebral block performed for open cholecystectomy operation in order to anesthesia: Two cases.
abstract: It is known that, unilateral thoracic paravertebral block (TPVB) applications performed with general anesthesia provide satisfactory conditions for open cholecystectomy increase the quality of post-operative analgesia and patient comfort and decrease the frequency of post-operative nausea and vomiting. In this case report, the TPVB was presented which was performed for two patients with high risk of anesthesia who have been planned to undergo open cholecystectomy.
authors.affiliation: Sakarya University Medical School, Anesthesiology and Pain Management Center, Sakarya, Republic of Turkey.
authors.forename: Serbülent Gökhan
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Beyaz
authors.affiliation: Sakarya University Medical School, Anesthesiology, Sakarya, Republic of Turkey.
authors.forename: Hande
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Özocak
authors.affiliation: Sakarya University Medical School, Anesthesiology, Sakarya, Republic of Turkey.
authors.forename: Tolga
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ergönenç
authors.affiliation: Sakarya University Medical School, Anesthesiology, Sakarya, Republic of Turkey.
authors.forename: Ali Fuat
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Erdem
keywords: Analgesia; anesthesia; open cholecystectomy; paravertebral block; thoracic