An Erector Spinae Plane block as the sole anesthetic for an anterior mini-thoracotomy in a patient with a cardiac tamponade

•Cardiac tamponade is an acute and life-threatening situation that requires immediate intervention.•General anesthesia can cause further hemodynamic deterioratoin during cardiac tamponade dranaige.•ESP block, provides effective thoracic and lumbar analgesia for the acute or chronic pain treatment.•E...

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Published in:Journal of clinical anesthesia 2022-08, Vol.79, p.110695-110695, Article 110695
Main Authors: Kilinc, Leyla, Cinar, Surhan, Temel, Ugur
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anesthetics
Cardiac Tamponade - etiology
Cardiac Tamponade - surgery
Coronaviruses
Correspondence
COVID-19
Disclosure
Endometrial cancer
Epidural
General anesthesia
Hemodynamics
Humans
Nerve Block
Ostomy
Pain, Postoperative - etiology
Pain, Postoperative - prevention & control
Paraspinal Muscles - diagnostic imaging
Patients
Regional anesthesia
Thoracotomy - adverse effects
Ultrasonic imaging
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Summary:•Cardiac tamponade is an acute and life-threatening situation that requires immediate intervention.•General anesthesia can cause further hemodynamic deterioratoin during cardiac tamponade dranaige.•ESP block, provides effective thoracic and lumbar analgesia for the acute or chronic pain treatment.•ESP block can be applied as the sole anesthetic technique for dranaiging cardiac tamponade.
ISSN:0952-8180
1873-4529
DOI:10.1016/j.jclinane.2022.110695