• A&A practice · Mar 2019

    Case Reports

    Continuous Erector Spinae Plane and Intrathecal Opioid Analgesia: Novel Regimen Avoiding Thoracic Epidural Analgesia and Systemic Morphine in Open Radical Cystectomy: A Case Series.

    • Chinthaka Warusawitharana, Zubair Tariq, Benjamin Jackson, and G Niraj.
    • From the Clinical Research Unit of Pain Medicine, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Leicester, United Kingdom.
    • A A Pract. 2019 Mar 15; 12 (6): 212-214.

    AbstractThere has been a significant shift away from epidural analgesia after radical cystectomy within an enhanced recovery program. Alternative techniques reported including continuous erector spinae plane analgesia require supplemental systemic morphine. A new analgesic regimen is described that avoids both thoracic epidural analgesia and systemic morphine. Three adult patients undergoing open radical cystectomy, who refused thoracic epidural analgesia, were offered continuous erector spinae plane and intrathecal opioid analgesia. Median length of hospital stay was reduced by a third. The novel analgesic regimen may have the potential to enhance recovery after open radical cystectomy.

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