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Continuous ESP Block Technique for an Open Thoracotomy in Neurofibromatosis Patient

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Abstract

Neurofibromatosis remains a challenge for the anesthesiologist as it brings issues especially regarding safety of anesthetic management such as airway management and neuraxial anesthesia. We report a case of a 60 year-old woman with controlled clinical comorbidities and neurofibromatosis, admitted for an open thoracotomy for excision of a growing pulmonary lesion, highly suspicious for malignancy. She had cutaneous tumors covering the majority of her skin. No neuroimage was available to exclude neuraxial or intracranial tumors, ensuring the safety for neuraxial anesthesia, therefore a combined technique was proposed with general anesthesia and a continuous erector spinae plane (ESP) block for anesthesia and analgesia. Surgery occurred successfully and there was no need to supplement or alter the initially planned anesthetic technique. Patient referred pain score ranging from 0-1 in rest and motion postoperative and required no complementary opioid for pain control. Infusion in the ESP catheter was maintained for 48h, after which it was removed and patient discharged without further complications or pain.

DOI 10.11648/j.ass.20190702.12
Published in Advances in Surgical Sciences (Volume 7, Issue 2, December 2019)
Page(s) 35-37
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Keywords

ESP Block Technique, Thoracotomy, Neurofibromatosis Patient, Anesthesia

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  • Department of Anesthesiology, Hospital Federal da Lagoa, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

  • Department of Anesthesiology, Hospital Federal da Lagoa, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

  • Department of Anesthesiology, Hospital Federal da Lagoa, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

  • Department of Anesthesiology, Hospital Federal da Lagoa, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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    Matheus de Castro Abi-Ramia Chimelli, Amanda Caroline Figueiredo Gomes Andrade, Marcelo Grisólia Gonçalo, Clarissa Mayara de Sales Guimarães, Carlos Frederico Panisset Lanhas La Cava, et al. Continuous ESP Block Technique for an Open Thoracotomy in Neurofibromatosis Patient. Adv Surg Sci. 2019;7(2):35-37. doi: 10.11648/j.ass.20190702.12

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