Introduction Rib fractures are a common sequelae of chest trauma and are associated with
significant morbidity. The erector spinae nerve block (ESB) has been proposed as an …

Rib fractures are present in 15% of all traumas and 60% of patients with chest traumas. Rib
fractures are not life-threatening in isolation, but they can be quite painful which leads to …

Background: Rib fractures occur most commonly because of blunt thoracic trauma and occur
in up to 12% of all trauma patients. Adequate analgesia is paramount in enhancing …

Background The optimal modality for postoperative analgesia after uniportal video-assisted
thoracoscopic surgery (UVATS) for the treatment of lung cancer has not yet been …

Abstract Purpose of Review Rib fractures are a common traumatic injury that has been
traditionally treated with systemic opioids and non-opioid analgesics. Due to the adverse …

Ultrasound (US) guided serratus anterior plane block (SAPB) is a fascial plane block that
has been utilized for managing pain after thoracotomy, mastectomy, and fractured ribs. We …

Multi-modal analgesic strategies, including regional anesthesia techniques, have been
shown to contribute to a reduction in the use of opioids and associated side effects in the …

[Purpose] Respiratory physiotherapy plays an important role in the management of acute
respiratory disturbance; however, chest pain often impedes patients from performing …

Purpose Rib fracture (s) is a common and painful injury often associated with significant
morbidity (eg, respiratory complications) and high mortality rates, especially in the elderly …

Objective In this study, we compared the analgesic effects of intercostal nerve block (ICNB),
ultrasound-guided paravertebral nerve block (PVB), and epidural block (EB) following single …