Marhofer, Daniela; Marhofer, Peter; Kettner, Stephan C.; Fleischmann, Edith; Prayer, Daniela; Schernthaner, Melanie; Lackner, Edith; Willschke, Harald; Schwetz, Pascal; Zeitlinger, Markus
Anesthesiology. 118(5):1106-1112, May 2013.
doi: 10.1097/ALN.0b013e318289465f
The authors investigated the spread of local anesthetic after thoracic paravertebral blockade via magnetic resonance imaging. Whereas the spread was constant with approximately four vertebral levels, the sensory distribution was within a wide range.