DOI: 10.25259/jccc_30_2023 ISSN: 2456-9224
Continuous Erector Spinae Plane Block in Patients with Failed Epidural
Krishna Prasanth Yadavilli, Prasanta Kumar Das, Parnandi Bhaskar Rao, Satyapriya Mohanty- General Medicine
Pain following thoracotomy is severe and requires adequate analgesia for better postoperative recovery. Epidural analgesia is considered the gold standard for thoracotomy pain. A newer ultrasound-guided analgesic technique, erector spinae plane block, has multidermatomal sensory block. We report two cases, for which an ultrasound-guided continuous erector spinae plane block was given using an 18G catheter. Both the patients received a continuous local anesthetic infusion for 48 hours and were pain-free. Erector spinae plane block can be a suitable alternative for analgesia in patients with failed epidural or contraindication to epidural analgesia.