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2020 Apr


Reg Anesth Pain Med


45


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Erector spinae plane versus paravertebral nerve blocks for postoperative analgesia after breast surgery: a randomized clinical trial.

Authors

Swisher MW, Wallace AM, Sztain JF, Said ET, Khatibi B, Abanobi M, Finneran Iv JJ, Gabriel RA, Abramson W, Blair SL, Hosseini A, Dobke MK, Donohue MC, Ilfeld BM
Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2020 Apr; 45(4):260-266.
PMID: 31969443.

Abstract

Paravertebral nerve blocks (PVBs) are frequently used to treat pain during and following breast surgery, but have various undesirable risks such as pneumothorax. The erector spinae plane block (ESPB) also provides perioperative breast analgesia, but is purported to be easier to administer with a favorable safety profile. However, it remains unknown if the new ESPB provides comparable analgesia as the decades-old PVB technique.