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Erector Spinae Plane Block as a Potential Analgesic Option in Acute Pancreatitis

Year: 2023

Type: article

Abstract: Pain management in patients with acute pancreatitis (AP) is mostly dominated by intravenous opioids. Besides their side effects, opioids also prolong the intensive care unit stay of the patient. The ultrasound-guided erector spinae plane block (ESPB) is an established intervention for postoperative analgesia. It is now also being studied for providing pain relief in AP. A lower thoracic ESPB targets sympathetic nerve fibers in addition to the dorsal and ventral rami through local anesthetic spread to the paravertebral space to provide both visceral and somatic analgesia. It could be an effective adjuvant as a part of multimodal analgesia and may significantly reduce overall opioid usage. We describe a case of AP where significant pain relief was achieved after administering a single-shot ESPB.

Source: Indian Journal of Pain

DOI: 10.4103/ijpn.ijpn_101_21

Authors: Samiksha Khanuja, Jyotsna Agarwal, Sana Yasmin Hussain, Kharat Mohammad Batt

Institution: Jamia Hamdard

Language: English

Topic: Anesthesia and Pain Management

Subfield: Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W4398249078

FWCI: 0.562

Cites: 12

Cited by: 2

Related to: 10