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Interpleural block - part 2.

Dravid RM, Paul RE

Kettering General Hospital, Kettering General Hospital, Rothwell Road, Kettering NN16 8UZ, UK. Ravi.Dravid@kgh.nhs.uk

Interpleural blockade is effective in treating unilateral surgical and non-surgical pain from the chest and upper abdomen in both the acute and chronic settings. It has been shown to provide safe, high-quality analgesia after cholecystectomy, thoracotomy, renal and breast surgery, and for certain invasive radiological procedures of the renal and hepatobiliary systems. It has also been used successfully in the treatment of pain from multiple rib fractures, herpes zoster, complex regional pain syndromes, thoracic and abdominal cancer, and pancreatitis. The technique is simple to learn and has both few contra-indications and a low incidence of complications. In the second of two reviews, the authors cover the applications, complications, contra-indications and areas for future research.

Published 10 October 2007 in Anaesthesia, 62(11): 1143-53.
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