Ultrasound guided erector spinae plane block reduces postoperative opioid consumption following breast surgery: A randomized controlled study.
CONCLUSIONS: Our study findings show that US-guided ESP block exhibits a significant analgesic effect in patients undergoing breast cancer surgery. Further studies comparing different regional anesthesia techniques are needed to identify the optimal analgesia technique for this group of patients.
PMID: 29980005 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Clinical Genitourinary Cancer - Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Gürkan Y, Aksu C, Kuş A, Yörükoğlu UH, Kılıç CT Tags: J Clin Anesth Source Type: research
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