Anaes SAQs · Acute pain & multimodal analgesia
The fascial plane blocks
Primary — the TAP (the anterior abdominal T6-L1), the ESP (the thoracic/abdominal wall), the QL (the abdominal + visceral), the rectus sheath (the midline); the indications; the Yuan/Chooklin/Sonawane evidence.
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Prompt
Describe the common ultrasound-guided fascial plane blocks for the perioperative acute pain, their targets, and their indications.
Question
Describe the common ultrasound-guided fascial plane blocks for the perioperative acute pain, their targets, and their indications.
References4ShowHide
- [1]Yuan FL, et al. Advances in US-guided fascial plane blocks. J Invest Surg, 2026.PMID 42262005
- [2]Chooklin S, et al. Rectus sheath block in laparoscopic surgery. Local Reg Anesth, 2026.PMID 42358227
- [3]Sonawane K, et al. Quadratus lumborum blocks: fascial pathways. Indian J Anaesth, 2026.PMID 41696376
- [42358228]Bersten AD, Soni N (eds) Oh's Intensive Care Manual. 8th edition, Elsevier, 2018.