Analgesia with blockage of the erector plane of the spine in the postoperative period of cardiac surgery. Case report

ABSTRACT BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Persistence of pain in the postoperative thoracic region is very common with conventional analgesia performed only opioids, which prolongs recovery, increasing costs and morbidity. Erector spinae plane blockage a promising technique for analgesic control period cardiac surgeries. The purpose this study was to describe case erector provided adequate control. CASE REPORT: A 61-year-old male patient submitted elective surgery left ventricular aneurysmectomy coronary artery bypass grafting. On first day presented intensity 8 on visual analog scale hemithorax. underwent catheter located at T5 guided by ultrasound 17G Tuohy needle injection 20mL 0.5% ropivacaine providing important decrease improvement pulmonary expansibility. CONCLUSION: considered good therapeutic option.