Erector spinae plane block for perioperative analgesia in cardiac surgery. Case report

• Autor(a) principal: Nakamura,Ricardo Kenithi
• Data de Publicação: 2018
• Outros Autores: Machado,Felipe Chiodini, Novais,Leonardo Sérgio Rocha
• Tipo de documento: Relatório
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: BrJP (Online)
• Texto Completo: http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2595-31922018000400369
• topic: Erector spinae plane block; Fast-track; Enhanced recovery after surgery

ABSTRACT BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: The anesthetic management has evolved with the use of alternative techniques that promote greater safety, quick recovery and comfort in the perioperative period. The erector spinae plane block emerges as a promising alternative that can be employed as a simple analgesic technique for thoracic analgesia, acute post-surgical, post-traumatic and chronic neuropathic thoracic pain. CASE REPORT: Female patient, 72-year-old, undergoing aortic valve replacement surgery under general anesthesia associated with an erector spinae plane block as a technique for perioperative pain management. CONCLUSION: We demonstrate with this case report that the erector spinae plane block can be a suitable option as a regional analgesia technique for cardiac surgery, used perioperatively as a regional block for multimodal analgesia. Further research and studies are needed to address its efficacy and safety for multiple cardiac and aortic surgery techniques.