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Bilateral Fascial Plan Block For Post Abdominoplasty Pain Control; Erector Spinae Plane Block Contrasted With Transversus Abdominis One, Ahmed Elsawy, Saeed Abdelhameed

Al-Azhar International Medical Journal

Background: Abdominoplasty is a popular aesthetic procedure. Both patients and doctors are concerned about post-operative pain and discomfort. erector spinae plane block (ESP) with ultrasound guidance (UG) was an excellent analgesic technique in bariatric surgery. Objectives; to evaluate the intensity and duration of analgesia (ESP) technique to that provided by the transversus abdominis plane (TAP) technique were done bilaterally with (UG) post abdominoplasty. Study Design; A single-blinded, clinical, prospective, randomized study. Patients and Methods; 51 patients received bilateral (UG) block: (ESP) group (n = 25), and (TAP) group (n = 26), Using the same dosage and volume of local anesthetics. …