Serratus Posterior Superior Interfascial Plane Block for Thoracoscopic Surgery

• Status: Recruiting
• Trial end date: 2024-06-30
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

Regional techniques can be used for postoperative pain control following VATS. Ultrasound (US) guided serratus posterior superior block (SPSPB) is a new interfacial plane block defined by Tulgar et al in 2023. It is based on injection on the serratus posterior superior muscle at the level of the 2nd or 3rd rib. This block provides analgesia in conditions such as interscapular pain, chronic myofascial pain syndromes, scapulocostal syndrome, and shoulder pain. The SPS muscle is located at the C7-T2 level. It attaches to the lateral edges of the second and fifth ribs. It is innervated by the lower cervical and upper intercostal nerves. With the SPS block, these nerves are blocked and analgesia is provided.

• Phase: N/A
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Medipol University

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) classification I-III

• Scheduled for VATS under general anesthesia

Exclusion Criteria:

• history of bleeding diathesis,

• receiving anticoagulant treatment,

• known local anesthetics and opioid allergy,

• infection of the skin at the site of the needle puncture,

• pregnancy or lactation,

• patients who do not accept the procedure