Addition of an erector spinae plane block to intercostal nerve blockade for postoperative analgesia after video-assisted thoracic surgery: a preliminary retrospective institutional review

Can J Anaesth. 2024 Aug;71(8):1183-1185. doi: 10.1007/s12630-024-02794-2. Epub 2024 Jul 1.

Adom Bondzi-Simpson^{1

2}, C J Lindo¹, Luckshi Rajendran^{1

2}, Jill Campbell³, Victoria Cheung⁴, David N Parente⁴, Richard Ahn³, Michael Ko⁵

¹ Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
² Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
³ Department of Anesthesia and Pain Management, St. Joseph's Health Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
⁴ Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, St. Joseph's Health Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
⁵ Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, St. Joseph's Health Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada. michael.ko@unityhealth.to.

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Keywords: acute pain service; erector spinae plane block; postoperative pain; regional anesthesia; video-assisted thoracic surgery.

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