The Effect of Erector Spinae Plane Block and Combined Deep and Superficial Serratus Anterior Plane Block on Acute Pain After Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Study

• Published in: Journal of cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia Vol. 36; no. 8; pp. 2991 - 2999
• Main Authors: Zengin, Musa, Sazak, Hilal, Baldemir, Ramazan, Ulger, Gulay, Alagoz, Ali
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.08.2022
• Subjects: Acute Pain; Adult; deep serratus anterior plane block; erector spinae plane block; Humans; Morphine - therapeutic use; Nerve Block - methods; Pain, Postoperative - drug therapy; Pain, Postoperative - etiology; Pain, Postoperative - prevention & control; Prospective Studies; superficial serratus anterior plane block; Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted - adverse effects; Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted - methods; video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery; deep serratus anterior plane block; erector spinae plane block; superficial serratus anterior plane block; video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery; acute pain

The study aimed to compare the analgesic effects of erector spinae plane block (ESPB) and a combination of the deep and superficial serratus anterior plane block (C-SAPB) methods in patients who underwent video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS). A prospective, randomized study. At a single-cente...