Erector Spinae Blocks for Thoracic Surgery

Description

The aim of this study is to determine if erector spinae injections with bolus infusions with local anesthetic decrease postsurgical pain and opioid consumption in patients undergoing pulmonary resection surgery.The research hypothesis for the ESB Thoracic study is that erector spinae blocks with boluses of bupivacaine infusions will decrease patients' postsurgical pain, and thereby decrease the amount of narcotic pain medication used. This will be of particular use in patients who have an anticoagulation need and are not able to receive more invasive nerve blocks.To achieve appropriate exposure for pulmonary resection surgery, whether open or video-assisted, patients have surgical incision in the lateral thoracic region, including disruption to the tributaries of the spinal nerves. Due to this dissection, patients frequently experience significant pain post-operatively. Erector spinae blocks with bupivacaine or ropivacaine with bolus infusion therapy have been shown to treat this spina

Trial Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria: * pulmonary resection * 18\<age\<90 Exclusion Criteria: * pleurodesis * decortication * emergent surgery * local anesthetic allergy * intraoperative complication (inadvertent hemorrhage or conversion to open surgery) * bilateral pulmonary resection

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