Ultrasound-Guided Continuous Thoracic Erector Spinae Plane Block Within an Enhanced Recovery Program Is Associated with Decreased Opioid Consumption and Improved Patient Postoperative Rehabilitation After Open Cardiac Surgery —A Patient-Matched, Controlled Before-and-After Study

Open cardiac surgery may cause severe postoperative pain. The authors hypothesized that patients receiving a bundle of care using continuous erector spinae plane blocks (ESPB) would have decreased perioperative opioid consumption and improved early outcome parameters compared with standard perioperative management.

Source: Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia - January 19, 2019 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Philippe Macaire, Nga Ho, Tan Nguyen, Binh Nguyen, Viet Vu, Chinh Quach, Vicente Roques, Xavier Capdevila Tags: Original Article Source Type: research