RT Journal Article
T1 Erector spinae plane block in abdominal surgery: Case series.
A1 Luis-Navarro, Juan Carlos
A1 Seda-Guzmán, María
A1 Luis-Moreno, Cristina
A1 Chin, Ki-Jinn
K1 Nerve block
K1 pain
K1 pain management
K1 post-operative
K1 regional anaesthesia
AB The aim of this study is to report 11 cases of erector spinae plane (ESP) block used for unilateral or bilateral abdominal surgery, adding to the overall limited experience with abdominal ESP block. The procedures were carried out at a teaching hospital in 11 patients (eight males, three females, ages 36-80 years) requiring abdominal surgery, including laparoscopic surgery. Each patient required surgery under different physical circumstances and likely different conceptions of what constituted pain. Two of the eleven patients were administered the ESP block and did not require general anaesthesia. Most of the patients with the ESP block maintained a numerical rating scale (NRS) for pain of 0-2/10 postoperatively. An occasional patient required paracetamol analgesia. There were no cases of opiate rescue. Obesity in a 46-year-old woman was believed to cause unclear ultrasonographic visualisation, interfering with entry of the ESP catheter. She, however, had no post-operative pain. She was given the usual intravenous metamizole 2 g for 10 h and required only analgesics at 16 h. ESP block, which produces analgesia by blocking trunk nerves, is an appropriate approach to patients requiring abdominal surgery, whether laparoscopic or open.
SN 0019-5049
YR 2018
FD 2018
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10668/27444
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10668/27444
LA en
DS RISalud
RD Apr 19, 2025