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The objective was to evaluate the feasibility of recording the PDR to assess analgesia in an anesthetized thoracic dermatome after TPVB.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>METHODS:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This prospective, observational, single-center study included 32 patients requiring breast surgery under general anesthesia and TPVB. TPVB was performed before surgery under ultrasound guidance with 20 mL of 0.75% ropivacaine. At the end of the surgery, remifentanil was stopped and the PDR was recorded after a 5-second tetanic stimulation (60 mA, 100 Hz) applied to the anterior chest wall. The PDR was defined as the maximal increase in pupil diameter after a standardized noxious stimulus, expressed as a percentage of the initial pupil diameter. The PDR was recorded twice in the same eye for each patient after a stimulus on both the TPVB and the control sides. Postoperative pain scores were recorded in a postanesthesia care unit. The primary outcome was the difference between the PDR on the TPVB and the control sides.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>RESULTS:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      The median (interquartile range) PDR was 9% (4%\u201313%) on the TPVB side and 41% (27%\u201366%) on the control side. There was a significant difference in the PDR between the TPVB and the control sides with a Hodges-Lehmann estimate of absolute difference of 37% points (95% confidence interval, 25\u201352,\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      &lt; .001). Median postoperative pain scores (interquartile range) in the postanesthesia care unit were 1 (0\u20133) at rest and 1 (0\u20133) during mobilization, respectively. There was a linear correlation between maximal postoperative pain scores and the PDR on the TPVB side with a Pearson\u2019s correlation coefficient r = 0.40 (95% confidence interval, 0.06\u20130.66,\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      = .02). No correlation was found between the number of blocked dermatomes and maximal postoperative pain scores (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      = .06) or between the number of blocked dermatomes and the PDR on the TPVB side (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      = .15).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>CONCLUSIONS:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This proof-of-concept trial suggests that the effect of TPVB could be monitored by measuring the PDR after anterior chest wall stimulation in the dermatome of interest.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1213\/ane.0000000000002003","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2017,5,10]],"date-time":"2017-05-10T09:06:11Z","timestamp":1494407171000},"page":"1342-1347","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":17,"title":["Pupillary Reflex for Evaluation of Thoracic Paravertebral Block: A Prospective Observational Feasibility Study"],"prefix":"10.1213","volume":"125","author":[{"given":"Baptiste","family":"Duceau","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Institut Gustave Roussy, Villejuif, France."}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"M\u00e9lanie","family":"Baubillier","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Institut Gustave Roussy, Villejuif, France."}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Ga\u00eblle","family":"Bouroche","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Institut Gustave Roussy, Villejuif, France."}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Aline","family":"Albi-Feldzer","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Institut Gustave Roussy, Villejuif, France."}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Christian","family":"Jayr","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Institut Gustave Roussy, Villejuif, France."}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"276","reference":[{"key":"R1-20230721","first-page":"1035","article-title":"[Formalized recommendations of experts 2008. 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