The effect of continuous thoracic paravertebral block analgesia guided by sonography on pulmonary func-tion after thoracotomy / 临床麻醉学杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To investigate the effect of continuous thoracic paravertebral block anal-gesia guided by sonography on pulmonary function after thoracotomy.Methods Sixty patients,male 29 cases,female 31 cases,aged 18-60 years,BMI 1 6-28 kg/m2 ,ASA grade Ⅰ or Ⅱ,who had under-went thoracotomy were divided randomly into 2 groups,30 cases eachgroup G with general anesthe-sia and postoperative patient controlled intravenous analgesia (PCIA),whereas group GP with general anesthesia combined with continuous thoracic paravertebral block (CTPVB)and postoperative continuous CTPVB.CTPVB were performed before induction as the patient was conscious so that the effect of CTPVB could be tested by blocking range.Both resting and coughing visual analogue scales (VAS)were recorded at the points of 30 minutes after extubation (T1 ),2 hours after operation (T2 ),6 hours after operation (T3 ),24 hours after operation (T4 )and 48 hours after operation (T5 ). Forced vital capacity (FVC),forced expiratory volume in the first second (FEV1 )and maximal mid expiratory flow (MMF)were measured by spirometer and the three maximal values were recorded at time points of entry of operating room (T0 ),T4 and T5 .Blood gas analysis was employed at corre-sponding time points by a blood gas analyzer and oxygen inhalation was ceased 30 minutes before drawing blood from radial artery.PaCO 2 ,PaO 2 and alveolararterial oxygen difference (PA-a O 2 )were recorded.Adverse effects were observed.Results Compared with group G,VAS when resting and coughing in group GP at T1-T5 decreased significantly (P <0.05).Compared with T0 ,FVC,FEV1 , MMF and PaO 2 at T4 ,T5 in both groups decreased significantly (P <0.05),PA-a O 2 increased signifi-cantly (P <0.05 ).Compared with group G,PaO 2 in group GP at T4 ,T5 increased and PA-a O 2 in group GP at T4 ,T5 decreased significantly (P <0.05).Conclusion CTPVB guided by sonography had excellent effect.It can not only improve pulmonary function after thoracotomy significantly but also promote intrapulmonary oxygenation.