After laparoscopic cholecystectomy, pain remains an important problem affecting patient recovery. A revised paravertebral block (r-PVB) was developed as a single-shot, large-volume intercostal-space injection performed at the exposed mid-axillary eighth or ninth intercostal level with the patient kept supine after induction of anesthesia. Rather than puncturing the classical paraspinal target near the transverse process with a specific prone or lateral position of the patient, r-PVB is designed to exploit medial spread of local anesthetic along the intercostal-endothoracic-extrapleural continuum, thereby generating a functional paravertebral block while avoiding direct entry into the paravertebral space and specific body positioning. r-PVB addresses several practical limitations of conventional PVB by eliminating the need to reposition an anesthetized patient, using a more accessible and potentially clearer sonographic window, reducing interference from transverse-process shadowing, and facilitating in-plane needle visualization.
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Mean postoperative NRS pain score during the first 2 postoperative days
Timeframe: From discharge from the post-anesthesia care unit through postoperative day 2.
Mean QoR-15 score on postoperative days 1 and 2
Timeframe: Postoperative day 1 and postoperative day 2