06 July 2023 : Clinical Research
Analgesic Efficacy of Combined Thoracic Paravertebral Block and Erector Spinae Plane Block for Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery: A Prospective Randomized Clinical Trial
Lili Zhang1ABCE, Yang Hu1BEF, Hong Liu2AE, Xue Qi1CD, Hong Chen1B, Wei Cao3B, Longsheng Wang4BD, Ye Zhang
1ADEG*, Yun Wu 1ACDEG
DOI: 10.12659/MSM.940247
Med Sci Monit 2023; 29:e940247
Figure 1 A schematic illustration of ultrasound guided combined thoracic paravertebral block and erector spinae plane block (CTEB). Illustration of sagittal section at level T5/T6 at approximately 3 cm lateral to the midline, depicting the trajectory of the needle and tip location. The needle path may form a mini-tunnel that would potentiate the penetration of injectate to thoracic paravertebral space from the erector spinae place, which contains a large volume of injectate, through the intertransverse ligament, intertransverse connective tissue, and super costotransverse ligament. (Microsoft PowerPoint 2019MSO, version 2303, Microsoft Corporation).