• J Clin Anesth · Nov 2021

    Randomized Controlled Trial

    The effect of erector spinae plane block on postoperative analgesia and respiratory function in patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy: A double-blind randomized controlled trial.

    • Munise Yildiz, Betul Kozanhan, Mehmet S Iyisoy, Ahmet Canıtez, Nergis Aksoy, and Aysenur Eryigit.
    • University of Health Science, Konya City Hospital, Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, Konya, Turkey. Electronic address: drmunise@hotmail.com.
    • J Clin Anesth. 2021 Nov 1; 74: 110403.

    Study ObjectiveLaparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) causes moderate-to-severe postoperative pain. Postoperative pain is one of the leading contributors to respiratory dysfunction following surgery. This study investigated the effect of erector spinae plane (ESP) block on postoperative analgesia and respiratory function in patients undergoing LC.DesignProspective, randomized, controlled trial.SettingUniversity of Health Science.PatientsSixty-eight adult patients undergoing LC.InterventionsBoth groups received a standardized analgesia protocol. Patients assigned to the ESP block group received an additional bilateral ESP block.MeasurementsThe primary outcome was assessed as postoperative pain intensity associated with a lower opioid requirement and significant respiratory function improvement.Main ResultsNumerical rating scale (NRS) scores both at rest and during coughing were significantly lower in the ESP block group than in the control group at all time intervals (p < 0.001 in each) except for hour 2 postoperatively (p = 0.06 and p = 0.13, respectively). Tramadol consumption at 2 h and 24 h postoperatively was significantly lower in the ESP block group than in the controls (p < 0.001 for each). There was significant preservation in forced expiratory volume in the first second (FEV1) and forced vital capacity (FVC) in the ESP group in comparison to the control group at 2 and 24 h after surgery (p < 0.05 in each). FEV1/FVC and peak expiratory flow rate (PEFR) values were similar in each time interval.ConclusionsBilateral ESP blocks provides adequate analgesia, allowing for a lower opioid requirement and significant respiratory function improvement after LC; therefore, we concluded that ESP block could be added to the multimodal analgesia protocol in LC.Copyright © 2021 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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