Paravertebral Block Combined with Sedation for a Myasthenic Patient Undergoing Breast Augmentation.
Paravertebral block is a unilateral analgesic technique that can provide adequate surgical anesthesia and great advantages in many types of surgery with a low side-effect profile. In this case we present combination of bilateral thoracic paravertebral block under ultrasound guidance with sedation which provides complete anesthesia and postoperative analgesia in a myasthenic patient undergoing cosmetic breast surgery. In myasthenic patients paravertebral blocks may be a better option for breast surgery with avoiding the need for muscle relaxants and opioids and risk of respiratory failure in postoperative period.
Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, Konya Training and Research Hospital, Meram Yeniyol Street No. 97, Meram, 42090 Konya, Turkey.
Betul
B
Kozanhan
Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, Konya Training and Research Hospital, Meram Yeniyol Street No. 97, Meram, 42090 Konya, Turkey.
Betul
B
Basaran
Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, Konya Training and Research Hospital, Meram Yeniyol Street No. 97, Meram, 42090 Konya, Turkey.
Leyla
L
Kutlucan
Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, Konya Training and Research Hospital, Meram Yeniyol Street No. 97, Meram, 42090 Konya, Turkey.
Sadık
S
Ozmen