Erector Spinae Blocks for Thoracic Surgery
George Washington University
Summary
The aim of this study is to determine if erector spinae injections with bolus infusions with local anesthetic decrease postsurgical pain and opioid consumption in patients undergoing pulmonary resection surgery.
Description
The research hypothesis for the ESB Thoracic study is that erector spinae blocks with boluses of bupivacaine infusions will decrease patients' postsurgical pain, and thereby decrease the amount of narcotic pain medication used. This will be of particular use in patients who have an anticoagulation need and are not able to receive more invasive nerve blocks.To achieve appropriate exposure for pulmonary resection surgery, whether open or video-assisted, patients have surgical incision in the lateral thoracic region, including disruption to the tributaries of the spinal nerves. Due to this dissec…
Eligibility
- Age range
- 18–90 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria: * pulmonary resection * 18\<age\<90 Exclusion Criteria: * pleurodesis * decortication * emergent surgery * local anesthetic allergy * intraoperative complication (inadvertent hemorrhage or conversion to open surgery) * bilateral pulmonary resection
Interventions
- DrugESB Thoracic
Erector spinae thoracic block with bupivacaine
Location
- The George Washington UniversityWashington D.C., District of Columbia