Purpose The external oblique intercostal plane (EOI) block is a novel block technique for
anterolateral upper abdominal wall analgesia. The superficial nature of the external oblique …

With great interest, we read a recent article by Kavakli et al.[1] assessing the analgesic
efficacy of ultrasound-guided external oblique intercostal plane block (EOIB) in laparoscopic …

Purpose Although laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) is a minimally invasive surgery,
postoperative pain is common. A novel block, the external oblique intercostal (EOI) block …

Introduction Pain control in the morbidly obese can be especially challenging because of
increased sensitivity to opioid-induced respiratory depression. The subcostal transversus …

Background: Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) is a common bariatric surgery.
Regional anesthetic techniques decrease postoperative pain, narcotic analgesic …

Background: Oblique subcostal transversus abdominis plane block (OSTAP) is a recently
described regional anesthetic technique used in upper abdominal surgeries such as …

Introduction The analgesic effect and safety of transversus abdominis plane block (TAPB) is
still controversial in various abdominal procedures. Quadratus lumborum block (QLB) has …

Background The oblique subcostal transversus abdominis plane (OSTAP) block has been
described as an effective analgesic method for upper abdominal surgery. We evaluated the …

Purpose Previous research has not evaluated the potential effect of erector spinae plane
block (ESPB) on quality of recovery (QoR) after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy. Therefore …

Objective: Multimodal pain management combined with epidural analgesia and transversus
abdominal plane (TAP) block after obesity surgery, reduces side effects of opioids by …