Erector Spinae Plane Block for Postoperative Analgesia Management Following Video Assisted Thoracic Surgery

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keyword(s):  
Thoracic Surgery ◽  
Postoperative Analgesia ◽  
Erector Spinae ◽  
Video Assisted Thoracic Surgery ◽  
Video Assisted ◽  
Erector Spinae Plane Block

Ultrasound-guided erector spinae block for post-thoracotomy pain syndrome in video-assisted thoracic surgery

2020 ◽  
Vol 106 (6) ◽  
pp. NP46-NP48
Author(s):  
Emanuele Piraccini ◽  
Giulia Biondi ◽  
Eleonora De Lorenzo ◽  
Ruggero M. Corso ◽  
Stefano Maitan
Keyword(s):  
Thoracic Surgery ◽  
Treatment Period ◽  
Local Anesthetic ◽  
Pain Syndrome ◽  
Erector Spinae ◽  
Ultrasound Guided ◽  
Video Assisted Thoracic Surgery ◽  
Video Assisted ◽  
Erector Spinae Plane Block ◽  
Pain Scores

This article describes our experience with 5 patients with post-thoracotomy pain syndrome after video-assisted thoracoscopic lobectomies, treated with weekly erector spinae plane block. We injected corticosteroid and local anesthetic. At the end of the treatment period, pain scores decreased significantly. Our experience suggests that erector spinae plane block may have a role in the treatment of post-thoracoscopy pain syndrome.

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