Video‐assisted thoracoscopic surgery has become increasingly popular due to faster
recovery times and reduced postoperative pain compared with thoracotomy. However …

Study objective This narrative review discusses the anatomy, mechanism of action,
techniques, pharmacology, indications, complications and substitutes for erector spinae …

Background Minimally invasive thoracic surgery causes significant postoperative pain.
Erector spinae plane (ESP) block and serratus anterior plane (SAP) block promise effective …

Study objective The erector spinae plane block (ESPB) is a newly defined regional
anesthesia technique first introduced in 2016. The aim of this study is to determine its …

Ultrasound‐guided fascial plane blocks of the chest wall are increasingly popular
alternatives to established techniques such as thoracic epidural or paravertebral blockade …

Objectives The objective of this study was to compare analgesic efficacy of erector spinae
plane block (ESPB), thoracic paravertebral block (TPVB), and intercostal nerve block (ICNB) …

Study objective Regional anesthesia improves postoperative analgesia and enhances the
quality of recovery (QoR) after surgery. We examine the efficacy of ultrasound-guided …

Study objective To investigate the effective analgesia for video-assisted thoracic surgery.
Design In this prospective non-inferiority study, we evaluated the postoperative analgesic …

Objective This study aimed to compare the ultrasound (US)-guided erector spinae plane
block (ESPB) and modified-thoracolumbar interfascial plane (mTLIP) block for postoperative …

Objective The objective of this study was to determine whether erector spinae plane block
(ESPB) can provide an effective analgesia for managing pain after thoracic surgery and …