Regional anesthesia in cardiac surgery: an overview of fascial plane chest wall blocks

M Kelava, A Alfirevic, S Bustamante… - Anesthesia & …, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Optimal analgesia is an integral part of enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) programs
designed to improve patients' perioperative experience and outcomes. Regional anesthetic …

Ultrasound-guided serratus anterior plane block versus thoracic epidural analgesia for thoracotomy pain

AE Khalil, NM Abdallah, GM Bashandy… - Journal of cardiothoracic …, 2017 - Elsevier
Objective Thoracotomy is one of the most painful surgical procedures. The aim of this study
was to assess the efficacy and safety of ultrasound-guided serratus anterior plane block …

Comparison of the efficacy of ultrasound-guided serratus anterior plane block, pectoral nerves II block, and intercostal nerve block for the management of …

B Kaushal, S Chauhan, K Saini, D Bhoi, AK Bisoi… - … of Cardiothoracic and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Objective The aim of this study was to compare the relative efficacy of ultrasound-guided
serratus anterior plane block (SAPB), pectoral nerves (Pecs) II block, and intercostal nerve …

Analgesic effectiveness of perioperative ultrasound-guided serratus anterior plane block combined with general anesthesia in patients undergoing video-assisted …

X Zhang, C Zhang, X Zhou, W Chen, J Li… - Pain …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Objective To investigate whether perioperative ultrasound-guided serratus anterior plane
block (SAPB) combined with general anesthesia is more effective and safer than current …

Efficacy of ultrasound-guided serratus plane block on postoperative quality of recovery and analgesia after video-assisted thoracic surgery: a randomized, triple-blind …

DH Kim, YJ Oh, JG Lee, D Ha, YJ Chang… - Anesthesia & …, 2018 - journals.lww.com
BACKGROUND: The optimal regional technique for analgesia and improved quality of
recovery after video-assisted thoracic surgery (a procedure associated with considerable …

Ultrasound-guided serratus anterior plane block for analgesia after thoracic surgery

M Semyonov, E Fedorina, J Grinshpun… - Journal of pain …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Background Patients who undergo surgical procedures that impair the integrity of the chest
wall frequently experience extremely severe postoperative pain. Opiates and weaker …

Ultrasound-guided serratus anterior plane block versus thoracic paravertebral block for perioperative analgesia in thoracotomy

FS Saad, SY El Baradie, MAWA Aliem… - Saudi journal of …, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Background: Thoracotomy needs adequate powerful postoperative analgesia. This study
aims to compare the safety and efficacy of ultrasound (US)-guided serratus anterior plane …

Rhomboid intercostal and subserratus plane block: a cadaveric and clinical evaluation

H Elsharkawy, R Maniker, R Bolash… - Regional Anesthesia & …, 2018 - rapm.bmj.com
Background and Objectives Fascial plane blocks are rapidly emerging to provide safe,
feasible alternatives to epidural analgesia for thoracic and abdominal pain. We define a new …

Ultrasound-guided serratus plane block versus erector spinae block for postoperative analgesia after video-assisted thoracoscopy: a pilot randomized controlled trial

KM Gaballah, WA Soltan, NM Bahgat - Journal of cardiothoracic and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Objective There is no gold standard for the management of postoperative pain after video-
assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS). Interfascial nerve blocks were proposed as simple …

Ultrasound-guided serratus plane block for ED rib fracture pain control

E Durant, B Dixon, J Luftig… - … American journal of …, 2017 - pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Ultrasound-guided serratus plane block for ED rib fracture pain control Ultrasound-guided
serratus plane block for ED rib fracture pain control Am J Emerg Med. 2017 Jan;35(1):197.e3-197.e6 …