Analgesic Effect of Erector Spinae Plane Block at T2 Level in Arm Surgery

Kim, Geon Tae; Kim, Mun Gyu

doi:2020.26.2.115

Soonchunhyang Med Sci > Volume 26(2); 2020 > Article

Case Report

Soonchunhyang Medical Science 2020;26(2): 115-118. doi: https://doi.org/10.15746/sms.20.028

팔 수술에서 T2 부위의 척주세움근면차단의 진통효과

김건태, 김문규

순천향대학교 의과대학 서울병원 마취통증의학과

Analgesic Effect of Erector Spinae Plane Block at T2 Level in Arm Surgery

Geon Tae Kim, Mun Gyu Kim

Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Soonchunhyang University Seoul Hospital, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea

Corresponding Author: Mun Gyu Kim ,Tel: +82-2-709-9302, Fax: +82-2-790-0394, Email: rlaansrb1@schmc.ac.kr

Received: October 8, 2020; Accepted: October 20, 2020.

ABSTRACT

Erector spinae plane block (ESPB) has been performed as a method of postoperative analgesia for breast, thoracic, and abdominal surgery. Most of those cases were carried out at T4–7 level and the main targets for postoperative analgesia were the thoracic nerves. However, there are few studies on the effect of ESPB on the cervical nerves. We report that ESPB at the T2 level was effective for postoperative pain management of arm surgery due to the blocking effect of thoracic and cervical nerve.

Key words: Nerve block; Analgesia; Pain