Effective erector spinae plane block for postoperative analgesia in a pyothorax patient who underwent emergency re-open thoracotomy—a case report
Kawagoe, I., Satoh, D., Fukui, M., Suzuki, K., Inada, E. (2019). Effective erector spinae plane block for postoperative analgesia in a pyothorax patient who underwent emergency re-open thoracotomy—a case report. EKB Journal Management System, 11(1), -. doi: 10.1186/s42077-019-0044-8
Izumi Kawagoe; Daizoh Satoh; Mariko Fukui; Kenji Suzuki; Eiichi Inada. "Effective erector spinae plane block for postoperative analgesia in a pyothorax patient who underwent emergency re-open thoracotomy—a case report". EKB Journal Management System, 11, 1, 2019, -. doi: 10.1186/s42077-019-0044-8
Kawagoe, I., Satoh, D., Fukui, M., Suzuki, K., Inada, E. (2019). 'Effective erector spinae plane block for postoperative analgesia in a pyothorax patient who underwent emergency re-open thoracotomy—a case report', EKB Journal Management System, 11(1), pp. -. doi: 10.1186/s42077-019-0044-8
Kawagoe, I., Satoh, D., Fukui, M., Suzuki, K., Inada, E. Effective erector spinae plane block for postoperative analgesia in a pyothorax patient who underwent emergency re-open thoracotomy—a case report. EKB Journal Management System, 2019; 11(1): -. doi: 10.1186/s42077-019-0044-8

Effective erector spinae plane block for postoperative analgesia in a pyothorax patient who underwent emergency re-open thoracotomy—a case report

Ain-Shams Journal of Anesthesiology
Volume 11, Issue 1, February 2019  XML PDF (1.03 MB)
DOI: 10.1186/s42077-019-0044-8
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Authors
Izumi Kawagoe email orcid ; Daizoh Satoh; Mariko Fukui; Kenji Suzuki; Eiichi Inada
Abstract
Background
The appropriate choice of postoperative analgesia for pyothorax surgery is unclear since local infection could contaminate the catheter used for regional blocks and bacteremia can lead to disordered coagulation. We performed erector spinae plane block (ESPB) in a pyothorax patient undergoing emergency re-open thoracotomy.
Case presentation
An 81-year-old male with internal jugular vein stenosis on aspirin therapy was scheduled for pyothorax drainage and residual middle lobectomy 14 days after he underwent open right lower lung lobectomy for lung cancer.
Conclusions
ESPB provided effective postoperative analgesia following emergency re-open thoracotomy for our pyothorax patient. ESPB might be the appropriate choice for postoperative analgesia following pyothorax surgery.
Keywords
ESPB; Pyothorax; Postoperative Analgesia
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