Journal of cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia
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J. Cardiothorac. Vasc. Anesth. · Dec 2021
Randomized Controlled TrialA Randomized Double-Blind Controlled Trial to Assess the Efficacy of Ultrasound-Guided Erector Spinae Plane Block in Cardiac Surgery.
Cardiac surgical pain is of moderate-to-severe intensity. Ineffective pain control may lead to increased cardiopulmonary complications and poor surgical outcomes. This study aimed to assess the efficacy of ultrasound-guided erector spinae plane block in providing analgesia in adult cardiac surgeries. ⋯ Single-shot erector spinae plane block provides superior analgesia as compared with sham block. It decreased the first 24-hour postoperative analgesic consumption by 64.5% and risk of pain by five times in the authors' population. It also reduced the sedation and duration of mechanical ventilation in postcardiac surgery patients.