Open AccessErector Spinae Block for Analgesia : A Safe and Novel Technique with Diverse Applications
Author(s) -
Bigen Man Shakya,
Ninadini Shrestha,
Binod Acharya,
Anil Shrestha,
Renu Gurung,
Utsav Acharya
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
nepal medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2645-8438
pISSN - 2645-842X
DOI - 10.37080/nmj.32
Subject(s) - medicine , erector spinae muscles , cadaveric spasm , block (permutation group theory) , anesthesia , pain management , postherpetic neuralgia , nerve block , chronic pain , surgery , physical medicine and rehabilitation , physical therapy , electromyography , neuropathic pain , geometry , mathematics
Erector Spinae Block is a paraspinal musculofascial plane block where we inject local anesthetics superficial to the tip of the transverse processes and deep to the erector spinae muscle .It works at the origin of spinal nerves based on cadaveric and contrast study. It is effective and safe regional anesthetic technique. It has a wide variety of applications ranging from acute postoperative pain treatment to chronic pain management. In this series, we report a series of two cases, which include postoperative pain management in Partial Nephrectomy and chronic pain management in Post Herpetic Neuralgia.
Keywords: Analgesia; erector spinae block; regional.