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Awake Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery with Erector Spinae Plane Block

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Erector spinae plane block has been used for postoperative pain following thoracic surgery as an alternative to epidural block or adjunct to general anesthesia in thoracic procedures. However, its sole use during thoracoscopic surgery without general anesthesia is rare. Here, we report two cases in which erector spinae plane block was successfully used as the only anesthetic method during video-assisted thoracoscopy.

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  1. Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, Pendik Research and Training Hospital, Marmara University Medical Faculty, Istanbul, Turkey

    Seniyye Ulgen Zengin & Meliha Orhon Ergun

  2. Pendik Egitim Ve Arastirma Hastanesi, Fevzi Cakmak Mah. Muhsin Yazicioglu Cad. No: 10, 34899 Ustkaynarca, Pendik/Istanbul, Turkey

    Seniyye Ulgen Zengin

  3. Department of Thoracic Surgery, Pendik Research and Training Hospital, Marmara University Medical Faculty, Istanbul, Turkey

    Tunc Lacin

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All authors contributed to the study conception, design, and data collection. The first draft of the manuscript was written by the first author and all authors commented on previous versions of the manuscript. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.

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Zengin, S.U., Ergun, M.O. & Lacin, T. Awake Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery with Erector Spinae Plane Block. Indian J Surg 84, 814–817 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12262-022-03449-6

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