Aim: Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) causes moderate to severe pain. The present study was planned to evaluate the efficacy and safety of bilateral erector spinae plane block (ESPB) under ultrasound.
Material and Methods: A total of 38 patients who underwent LSG between November 2018 and Januvary 2020 were retrospectively analyzed. Patients were divided into two groups: The Control Group (group c, n=19) received only an intravenous (iv) patient controlled analgesia (PCA) and the ESPB Group (group E, n=19) received bilateral ESPB (bupivacaine 0.25, 50 ml) and iv PCA.
Results: The numeric rating scores (NRS) at 20th min, 40th min, 1st, 2nd, 4th, 6th, 8th, 12th and 36th hour at the passive period were higher in Group C than in Group E (p
Key words: Analgesia; erector spinae plane block; laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy; postoperative pain; walking time
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