Ultrasound-Guided Midpoint Transverse Process to Pleura Nerve Block for Medical Thoracoscopy: A Case Report.

We performed the midpoint transverse process to pleura (MTP) block in a patient with a recurrent pleural effusion requiring medical thoracoscopy, drainage of pleural effusion, talc poudrage, and placement of tunneled pleural catheter under sedation while in the left lateral decubitus position. Forty milliliters of a combination of bupivacaine hydrochloride and lidocaine, with dexamethasone and clonidine as adjuvants, was injected at the T6 level under ultrasound guidance with satisfactory intra- and postoperative analgesia.

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Alessia Pedoto, Or Kalchiem-Dekel, Stephanie Baselice, Bryan C Husta, Meg A Rosenblatt. Ultrasound-Guided Midpoint Transverse Process to Pleura Nerve Block for Medical Thoracoscopy: A Case Report. A&A practice. 2020 Jun;14(8):e01240

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