title: CASE 8--2015. Paravertebral Catheter-Based Strategy for Primary Analgesia After Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA. Electronic address: esper.stephen@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Stephen A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Esper
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC.
authors.forename: Brandi A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Bottiger
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC.
authors.forename: Brian
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ginsberg
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC.
authors.forename: J Mauricio
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Del Rio
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC.
authors.forename: Donald D
authors.initials: DD
authors.lastname: Glower
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC.
authors.forename: Jeffrey G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Gaca
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC.
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Stafford-Smith
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, New York University Medical Center, New York, NY.
authors.forename: Peter J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Neuburger
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL.
authors.forename: Mark A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Chaney
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000765:Anesthesia, Conduction / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D013504:Cardiovascular Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D002404:Catheterization / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D010149:Postoperative Pain / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control*
keywords: anesthesia; cardiac surgery; minithoracotomy; mitral valve surgery; pain; postopersative care