Erector spine plane block as a universal, safe and effective component of multimodal anesthesia

Abstract

The rapid development of evidence-based medicine in Ukraine and in the the world clearly demonstrates the effectiveness of multimodal anesthesia in the perioperative period. In addition to oral and intravenous nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, the use of regional methods of anesthesia plays a special role. The safety, efficacy of regional anesthesia and the reduction of intra- and postoperative complications are no longer in doubt. There is no anatomical area that cannot be anesthetized without the use of peripheral or central nerve blocks. However, the issue of which block as well as its anatomical basis should be used to minimize the risk for patients has to date been debatable and relevant. The aim: to review and analyze modern sources of information in the field of anesthesiology, intensive care, and regional anesthesia; to determine the place of the ESP block among other fascial blocks and demonstrate the world experience and features of applying ESP block in different pathologies and in different surgical interventions. The main and continuing priority in the daily work of an anesthesiologist is patient safety and the principle – “Do no harm”. A huge range of regional anesthesia methods are popular among anesthesiologists and intensivists. However, it is still unclear which one of these is as safe as it is effective. Conclusions. ESP block is a universal, effective and relatively simple method of regional anesthesia, which effectively improves patient outcomes and reduces the number of intra- and postoperative complications.

Keywords

• erector spine plane block
• regional anesthesia
• multimodal anesthesia
• interfascial blocks
• local anesthetics