Open AccessUnfolding role of erector spinae plane block for the management of chronic cancer pain in the palliative care unit
Author(s) -
Prashant Sirohiya,
Prakarsh Yadav,
Sachidanand Jee Bharati,
Sushma Bhatnagar
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
indian journal of palliative care/indian journal of palliative care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.395
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 1998-3735
pISSN - 0973-1075
DOI - 10.4103/ijpc.ijpc_188_19
Subject(s) - medicine , cancer pain , palliative care , pain management , cancer , opioid , chronic pain , quality of life (healthcare) , interventional pain management , nerve block , anesthesia , intensive care medicine , physical therapy , nursing , receptor
Pain adversely affects the quality of life in cancer patients. Although conventional oral analgesics and co-analgesics manage 80%-90% of pain, interventional pain management techniques may be useful in the management of cancer pain refractory to opioid analgesia or in patients unable to tolerate systemic opioids. Herein, we report three cases depicting the successful role of erector spinae plane block in our palliative care unit for the management of different chronic cancer pain.