Analgesic effect of the bi-level injection erector spinae plane block after breast surgery: A randomized controlled trial

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AKSU C., KUŞ A., Yorukoglu H. U., TOR KILIÇ C., Gurkan Y.

AGRI-THE JOURNAL OF THE TURKISH SOCIETY OF ALGOLOGY, vol.31, no.3, pp.132-137, 2019 (ESCI) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 31 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2019
  • Doi Number: 10.14744/agri.2019.61687
  • Journal Name: AGRI-THE JOURNAL OF THE TURKISH SOCIETY OF ALGOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.132-137
  • Keywords: Breast cancer surgery, erector spinae plane block, postoperative pain, POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA, PARAVERTEBRAL BLOCK, CANCER, NAUSEA
  • Kocaeli University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objectives: Due to the complex breast innervation, postoperative analgesia after breast surgery is a challenge for the anesthesiologists. The erector spinae plane block (ESPB) is a newly defined promising technique for this purpose. The main purpose of this study was to evaluate the analgesic efficacy of the ultrasound-guided ESPB in breast surgery, monitoring its effect on the postoperative opioid consumption.