Continuous Erector Spinae Plane Block as an Effective Analgesic Option in Anticoagulated Patients After Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation: A Case Series

J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2019 Apr;33(4):1063-1067. doi: 10.1053/j.jvca.2018.04.026. Epub 2018 Apr 12.

Authors

Sanjib Das Adhikary¹, Amit Prasad¹, Behzad Soleimani², Ki Jinn Chin³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, PA.
² Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Penn State Hershey Heart and Vascular Institute, Hershey, PA.
³ Department of Anesthesia, Toronto Western Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Electronic address: gasgenie@gmail.com.

PMID: 29753668
DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2018.04.026

No abstract available

Keywords: acute pain; heart-assist devices; pain management; regional anesthesia; thoracotomy.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Aged
Analgesics / administration & dosage*
Anticoagulants / administration & dosage*
Cardiomyopathies / diagnostic imaging
Cardiomyopathies / surgery
Female
Heart-Assist Devices / trends*
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Nerve Block / methods
Nerve Block / trends*
Thrombosis / diagnostic imaging
Thrombosis / surgery
Treatment Outcome
Ultrasonography, Interventional / trends*

Substances

Analgesics
Anticoagulants