• Curēus · Jan 2019

    Ultrasound-guided Erector Spinae Plane Block: Indications, Complications, and Effects on Acute and Chronic Pain Based on a Single-center Experience.

    • Serkan Tulgar, Onur Selvi, Ozgur Senturk, Talat E Serifsoy, and David T Thomas.
    • Anaesthesiology, Maltepe University Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, TUR.
    • Cureus. 2019 Jan 2; 11 (1): e3815.

    IntroductionErector spinae plane block (ESPB) is a novel regional anesthesia technique used in postoperative pain and chronic neuropathic pain of the thoracoabdominal region. There are no previously published large case series. This retrospective review aimed to report the indications, levels of block, success of block and complications, and also to evaluate the effect of ESPB on postoperative/chronic pain.MethodsWe retrospectively evaluated the charts and medical records of 182 patients who had ESPB in the last one year. All records were collected in the postoperative recovery room, ward, and pain unit.ResultsESPB performed at several different levels and for several different indications led to effective postoperative analgesia when part of a multimodal analgesia plan. Few complications were noted.ConclusionESPB is an interfascial plane block with many indications. The possibility of complications must be considered.

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