Ultrasound-guided erector spinae plane block improve opioid-sparing perioperative analgesia in pediatric patients undergoing thoracoscopic lung lesion resection: a prospective randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Pediatric patients often experience severe pain after thoracic surgery, especially in the early postoperative period. Recently, the focus has been on regional analgesia with the introduction of ultrasound-guided erector spinae plane blocks. We assumed that preoperative erector spinae plane block (ESPB) in children undergoing video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) would reduce the consumption of perioperative opioids.

Methods

This randomized, double-blind study enrolled 60 children aged 1-3 years who underwent thoracoscopic lung lesion resection. The patients were enrolled in the study and randomly divided into two groups. The general anesthesia (GA) group received GA alone, and the GA + ESPB group received ESPB. The consumptions of remifentanil and sufentanil

SUBMITTER: Yuan Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9173882 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature