Anaes Vivas · Regional anaesthesia
Fascial plane blocks: TAP, ESP, and QL — viva
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Ultrasound image schematic of abdominal wall layers and a drug tray with 60 mL ropivacaine drawn for bilateral TAP.
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Name the plane for TAP (between internal oblique and transversus abdominis, taught) vs ESP landmarks (deep to erector spinae, superficial to transverse process — Forero-exact, 2 thoracic-neuropathic-pain cases with multidermatomal block, cadaver site dorsal and ventral rami).[1]
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- [1]Forero M, Adhikary SD, Lopez H, et al. The Erector Spinae Plane Block: A Novel Analgesic Technique in Thoracic Neuropathic Pain. Reg Anesth Pain Med, 2016.PMID 27501016
- [2]Neal JM, Barrington MJ, Fettiplace MR, et al. The Third American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine Practice Advisory on Local Anesthetic Systemic Toxicity: Executive Summary 2017. Reg Anesth Pain Med, 2018.PMID 29356773
- [3]Neal JM, Neal EJ, Weinberg GL American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine Local Anesthetic Systemic Toxicity checklist: 2020 version. Reg Anesth Pain Med, 2021.PMID 33148630