Erector spinae plane block in various abdominal surgeries: A case series

Erector spinae plane (ESP) block is a regional anesthesia technique, which provides visceral and somatic analgesia for abdominal surgery; during surgery and in the postoperative period. The local anesthetic is injected between the erector spinae muscle and the transverse process and it spreads crani...

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Main Authors: Toleska Marija, Dimitrovski Aleksandar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2020-01-01
Series:Saudi Journal of Anaesthesia
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Online Access:http://www.saudija.org/article.asp?issn=1658-354X;year=2020;volume=14;issue=4;spage=528;epage=530;aulast=Marija
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description Erector spinae plane (ESP) block is a regional anesthesia technique, which provides visceral and somatic analgesia for abdominal surgery; during surgery and in the postoperative period. The local anesthetic is injected between the erector spinae muscle and the transverse process and it spreads cranially and caudally into the paravertebral space, affecting the ventral and dorsal branches of the thoracic spinal nerves and the rami communicants that contain sympathetic nerve fibers. ESP block can replace thoracic epidural anesthesia and has a better analgesic effect compared to other plane blocks that are used in abdominal surgery. We described six case series of successfully performed ESP block for postoperative analgesia in various abdominal surgeries such as unilateral open inguinal hernia repair with a supraumbilical hernia, ileostomy reversal surgery, open diaphragmatic hernia repair, laparoscopic cholecystectomy, and abdominal abscess evacuation.
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spelling doaj.art-18612e2c2b7849a0af6fd8dc2edaf3e42022-12-21T20:12:37ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsSaudi Journal of Anaesthesia1658-354X2020-01-0114452853010.4103/sja.SJA_31_20Erector spinae plane block in various abdominal surgeries: A case seriesToleska MarijaDimitrovski AleksandarErector spinae plane (ESP) block is a regional anesthesia technique, which provides visceral and somatic analgesia for abdominal surgery; during surgery and in the postoperative period. The local anesthetic is injected between the erector spinae muscle and the transverse process and it spreads cranially and caudally into the paravertebral space, affecting the ventral and dorsal branches of the thoracic spinal nerves and the rami communicants that contain sympathetic nerve fibers. ESP block can replace thoracic epidural anesthesia and has a better analgesic effect compared to other plane blocks that are used in abdominal surgery. We described six case series of successfully performed ESP block for postoperative analgesia in various abdominal surgeries such as unilateral open inguinal hernia repair with a supraumbilical hernia, ileostomy reversal surgery, open diaphragmatic hernia repair, laparoscopic cholecystectomy, and abdominal abscess evacuation.http://www.saudija.org/article.asp?issn=1658-354X;year=2020;volume=14;issue=4;spage=528;epage=530;aulast=Marijaabdominal surgery; analgesia; erector spinae plane block; postoperative pain
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Erector spinae plane block in various abdominal surgeries: A case series
Saudi Journal of Anaesthesia
abdominal surgery; analgesia; erector spinae plane block; postoperative pain
title Erector spinae plane block in various abdominal surgeries: A case series
title_full Erector spinae plane block in various abdominal surgeries: A case series
title_fullStr Erector spinae plane block in various abdominal surgeries: A case series
title_full_unstemmed Erector spinae plane block in various abdominal surgeries: A case series
title_short Erector spinae plane block in various abdominal surgeries: A case series
title_sort erector spinae plane block in various abdominal surgeries a case series
topic abdominal surgery; analgesia; erector spinae plane block; postoperative pain
url http://www.saudija.org/article.asp?issn=1658-354X;year=2020;volume=14;issue=4;spage=528;epage=530;aulast=Marija
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