Erector Spinae Plane Block Versus Paravertebral Block in Analgesic Outcomes Following Breast Surgery

Overview

Journal BMC Anesthesiol

Publisher Biomed Central

Specialty Anesthesiology

Date 2023 Jan 11

PMID 36631777

Authors

Ahmed M Elewa

Mohammed Faisal

Folke Sjoberg

Mohamed E Abuelnaga

Affiliations

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Abstract

This article represents the response to the inquiries adopted by Dr. Raghuraman M Sethuraman, M.D., regarding our recently published study which compared the erector spinae plane block (ESPB) versus paravertebral block (PVB) regarding postoperative analgesic consumption following breast surgeries (Elewa et al, BMC Anesthesiol 22: 1-9, 2022). We would like to introduce our appreciation and gratitude to the author for his interest in our work, despite being inaccurate in some of his comments.

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