Comparison of plasma levobupivacaine concentrations with and without epinephrine following erector spinae plane block for breast cancer surgery: a randomized controlled trial

Abstract Background The erector spinae plane (ESP) block requires a large volume of local anesthetic to provide effective analgesia, which has the potential to cause local anesthetic systemic toxicity (LAST). Adjunctive epinephrine slows the entry of local anesthetic into the plasma and decreases it...

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Main Authors: Hiroe Shigeta, Rie Yasumura, Yoshifumi Kotake
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-03-01
Series:BMC Anesthesiology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12871-022-01632-6