Application of erector spinae plane block in a child with pyothorax: a description of a clinical case
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erector spinae plane block, analgesia, regional anesthesia, pyothorax, microthoracotomyAbstract
The article describes the experience of the successful use of erector spinae plane block (ESPB) as a component of intra- and postoperative analgesia in a young child with severe community-acquired pneumonia with pyothorax when performing microthoracotomy with drainage of the pleural cavity.
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