Effect of Sacral Erector Spinae Plane Block on Hemorrhoid and Pilonidal Sinus Surgery

Effect of Sacral Erector Spinae Plane Block on Hemorrhoid and Pilonidal Sinus Surgery

Introduction: This study investigated the efficacy of sacral erector spinae plane block (ESPB) for managing postoperative pain and reducing opioid consumption in patients undergoing hemorrhoid and pilonidal sinus (PS) surgery.

Introduction: This study investigated the efficacy of sacral erector spinae plane block (ESPB) for managing postoperative pain and reducing opioid consumption in patients undergoing hemorrhoid and pilonidal sinus (PS) surgery.

Inclusion Criteria:

• American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) I-II patients undergoing hemorrhoid and pilonidal sinus surgery

Exclusion Criteria:

• patients with coagulopathies, pregnant women, patients with significant cardiovascular, hepatic, or renal disease, patients who declined spinal anesthesia or were contraindicated for it, and patients who had previously undergone the same surgery