Analgesic efficacy of continuous ultrasound-guided unilateral erector spinae block and thoracic epidural analgesia in patients undergoing antero-lateral thoracotomy
The two techniques provided similar opioid-sparing effects following antero-lateral thoracotomy, though TEA exhibited a superior analgesic efficacy at the expense of increased hemodynamic instability requiring vasopressor support.
Authors
- Zainab Ahmad (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5944-607X)
- Anuj Jain (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0036-9663)
- Sunaina Tejpal Karna (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4200-5948)
- Saurabh Trivedi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1997-6591)
- Harish Kumar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7323-2684)
- Ashutosh Kaushal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8552-7861)
Institutions
- All India Institute of Medical Sciences Bhopal (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- World Journal of Methodology
- Published
- 2025-08-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.5662/wjm.v15.i4.105386
- Primary Topic
- Anesthesia and Pain Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00