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

Ultrasound-guided serratus anterior plane block (SAPB) is located using ultrasound at the
level of the midaxillary line and the fifth rib, and a certain amount of local anesthetics is …

METHODS Definitions 8 of the terms used in the practice advisory have been included in
Supplemental Digital Content 1, Appendix 1, https://links. lww. com/AA/E344. PURPOSE …

BACKGROUND The serratus anterior plane block (SAPb) is a promising interfascial plane
technique able to provide profound thoracic analgesia. As only a few studies with quite small …

Introduction Thoracic epidural analgesia (TEA) and thoracic paravertebral blocks (PVB) are
well-established techniques for pain management in thoracotomy. Here, we examine the …

Background Various regional analgesia techniques are used to reduce postoperative pain
in patients undergoing video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS). This study aimed to …

The effectiveness of anterior serratus plane block in postoperative analgesia of thoracic
surgery is beginning to emerge. Currently, there are 2 methods of anterior serratus plane …

Background A variety of regional analgesia methods are used during video-assisted
thoracic surgery (VATS). Our network meta-analysis (NMA) sought to evaluate the …

Background: The serratus anterior plane block (SAPB) is a novel method that provides
lateral chest wall analgesia. There are 2 methods of SAPB; deep and superficial SAPB …

Objectives: We aimed to compare the intraoperative and post-operative analgesic activities
of the preventive applied serratus anterior plane (SAP) block and infiltration block in patients …