The Effect of Double Injection Erector Spinae Plane Block on Postoperative Pain Following Breast Surgery

The Effect of Double Injection Erector Spinae Plane Block on Postoperative Pain Following Breast Surgery

Postoperative analgesia in breast surgery is a difficult and overworked issue due to extensive surgery and complex innervation of the breast. Erector spinae plane block (ESB) is a new defined regional anesthesia technique for thoracic analgesia.Main purpose of this study was to evaluate the analgesic effect of ultrasound guided double injection ESB in breast surgery.

Inclusion Criteria:

• 25-70 years of age
• ASA I-II
• Undergoing elective breast cancer surgery

Exclusion Criteria:

• obesity (body mass index >35 kg/m2)
• infection of the skin at the site of needle puncture area
• patients with known allergies to any of the study drugs
• coagulopathy
• recent use of analgesic drugs.