Comparison of Continuous Thoracic Epidural With Paravertebral Block on Perioperative Analgesia and Hemodynamic Stability in Patients Having Open Lung Surgery

Abstract

Under the conditions of our study, continuous paravertebral block resulted in similar analgesia but greater hemodynamic stability than epidural analgesia in patients having thoracotomy. Paravertebral block also required smaller volume of colloids and vasopressors to maintain the target oxygen delivery index (DO2I).