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ArticleJournal of anaesthesiology, clinical pharmacology

Role of ultrasound-guided sacral erector spinae plane block for post-operative analgesia in pilonidal sinus surgery: A randomised trial.

Mona R Elghamry, Wail E Messbah, Mohammad A Abduallah, Shimaa M Elrahwan

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Mona R ElghamryDepartment of Anesthesia, Surgical ICU and Pain Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University, Egypt.
Wail E MessbahDepartment of Anesthesia, Surgical ICU and Pain Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University, Egypt.
Mohammad A AbduallahDepartment of Anesthesia, Surgical ICU and Pain Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University, Egypt.
Shimaa M ElrahwanDepartment of Anesthesia, Surgical ICU and Pain Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University, Egypt.

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Abstract

Background and Aims: Pilonidal sinus surgery (PSS) can be done with local anaesthetic infiltration, spinal anaesthesia, or general anaesthesia (GA). Erector spinae plane block (ESPB) is used for peri-operative analgesia. Erector spinae muscles extend to the sacral region, so it can provide post-operative analgesia in PSS. We evaluate the post-operative analgesic efficacy of ultrasound-guided sacral ESPB, a novel technique, in patients undergoing PSS under GA. Material and Methods: Seventy patients aged 20-60 years, ASA class I and II, and scheduled for PSS under GA were included. Patients were randomly assigned to group I (control group), who received GA only, and in group II (SESPB group), sacral ESPB was performed after induction of GA. The primary outcome was post-operative pain evaluated by visual analogue score (VAS) at arrival to the post-anaesthesia care unit (PACU), 1, 2, 4, 8, 12, and 24 hours post-operative. The secondary outcomes were time to first analgesic request post-operative, intra-operative fentanyl consumption, and complications. Results: There were significantly higher VAS scores in group I compared to group II at arrival to PACU, 1, 2, 8, and 24 hours post-operative ( Conclusion: Sacral ESPB could provide an effective post-operative analgesia for PSS with no reported complications.

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Interfascial plane blockpilonidal sinuspost-operative analgesiasacral erector spinae plane blockultrasonography

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PMCPMC11694881

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