Erector Spinae Plane Block vs Erector Spinae Plane Block With Serratus Anterior Plane Block in Thoracic Surgery

• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Trial end date: 2022-12-30
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

This pilot study will prospectively compare continuous Erector Spinae Plane block (ESP) versus combination of continuous Erector Spinae Plane block and single shot Serratus Anterior Plane block for post-operative pain management in subjects undergoing primary thoracic surgery.

• Phase: Phase 4
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Anna Uskova; Dmitriy Gromov

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients 18-80 years old

• Primary Unilateral Thoracic Surgery

• BMI 20 - 36, weight > or = to 50kg

• Male and Female

• All races

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patient refusal

• Inpatient status at time of surgery

• ASA class > or = 4

• Bilateral thoracic surgery

• Pregnancy

• Non-English speaking or inability to participate in the study

• Patients with coagulopathy or on therapeutic anticoagulation

• Chronic Steroid Use

• Narcotic Addiction

• Patients with contraindication to performing either block - active infection at block site, systemic infection, allergy to local anesthetic medications

• Patients undergoing second surgery or urgent/emergent surgery

• Patients weighing <50kg