Abstract

INTRODUCTION: Thoracoscopic procedures have been used widely as it has several advantages over conventional thoracotomy, such as less postoperative complications, less postoperative pain and shorter hospital stay. Intercostal nerve block has been reported to be effective for pain control after thoracotomy. More recently, a novel interfacial plane block, ultrasound guided erector spine plane block has been described as an effective postoperative analgesia technique in thoracoscopic procedures. Therefore, we designed the study to determine the postoperative analgesic efficacy of ultrasound guided erector spine plane block in comparison with ultrasound guided intercostal nerve block in patients undergoing thoracoscopic procedures.

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