Dania Nachira, Giovanni Punzo, Giuseppe Calabrese, Flaminio Sessa, Maria Teresa Congedo, Giovanna Beccia, Paola Aceto, Khrystyna Kuzmych, Chiara Cambise, Carolina Sassorossi, Adriana Nocera, Alessia Senatore, Maria Letizia Vita, Elisa Meacci, Liliana Sollazzi, Stefano Margaritora
BACKGROUND: To evaluate the analgesic efficacy of continuous erector spinae plane block(c-ESPB) and serratus anterior plane block(c-SAPB) versus the intercostal nerve block (ICNB) in Uniportal-VATS in terms of pain control, drug consumption, and complications. METHODS: Ninety-three consecutive patients, undergone one of the three peripheral nerve blocks after Uniportal-VATS, were prospectively enrolled. A 1:1 propensity score matching was used to minimize bias. RESULTS: C-ESPB and c-SAPB groups had no difference in morphine request upon awakening compared to ICNB...
January 21, 2024: Journal of Clinical Medicine