Anatomy of the Paravertebral Space - Anesthesia Key
Jun 5, 2016 · Thoracic paravertebral (TPV) blockade produces somatic and sympathetic blockade in adjacent unilateral dermatomes. It can be used to provide anesthesia and/or analgesia for a variety of surgical procedures in the thorax and abdomen and for treatment of painful conditions such as rib fractures. 1 In recent years, a growing number of reports on ultrasound-guided TPV blocks have been published. 2 ...
Sympathetic ganglia - Wikipedia
Anatomical terminology. [edit on Wikidata] The sympathetic ganglia, or paravertebral ganglia, are autonomic ganglia of the sympathetic nervous system. Ganglia are 20,000 to 30,000 afferent and efferent nerve cell bodies that run along on either side of the spinal cord. Afferent nerve cell bodies bring information from the body to the brain and ...