Open AccessNovel use of erector spinae plane block in laparoscopic surgery
Author(s) -
Kaushik Cherukuri,
Sandip Baheti,
Sumedha Biswas
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
indian journal of anaesthesia/indian journal of anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.645
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 0976-2817
pISSN - 0019-5049
DOI - 10.4103/ija.ija_815_21
Subject(s) - medicine , fentanyl , anesthesia , adjuvant , analgesic , bupivacaine , block (permutation group theory) , blood pressure , heart rate , epidural block , surgery , geometry , mathematics
Thoracic epidural and paravertebral blocks are gold standard analgesic techniques but they are associated with complications. Erector spinae plane (ESP) block is safer with comparable pain relief. ESP block is an established technique for postoperative pain relief. Its intraoperative use as an adjuvant to general anaesthesia (GA) is not yet known. The aim of this study was to assess the efficacy of ESP as an adjuvant to GA during laparoscopic surgery.