Ultrasound‐guided peripheral trunk block technique: A new approach gradually stepping onto the stage of clinical anesthesia

Abstract

In recent years, with the continuous development and validation of new visualization, the ultrasound‐guided peripheral trunk block becomes more mature and has a more extensive and broader implementation scope in clinical anesthesia. Based on this, we reviewed and summarized the literature on peripheral trunk nerve block include: paraspinal block, retrolaminar block, plane block of erect spinal muscle, transverse convex to pleural midpoint block, block of the trapezius muscle and anterior serratus muscle, anterior serratus muscle block, thoracic nerve block, abdominal transverse fascia block, type‐I block of quadratus lumborum, type‐II block of quadratus lumborum, type‐III block of quadratus lumborum, block of the sheath of rectus abdominis. This paper reviews the ultrasound‐guided peripheral trunk block technique, including development history, anatomic basis, implementation methods, advantages and disadvantages of nerve block technique, and describes the bottleneck and difficulties of nerve block technique at present.

Continuous nerve block versus thoracic epidural analgesia for post-operative pain of pectus excavatum repair: a systematic review and meta-analysis

“…TEA is currently the most common method of pain control for patients undergoing major thoracic and abdominal surgery [ 11 , 48 , 49 ]. However, with the advancement of ultrasound equipment and concerns about neurological injury, more anesthesiologists are using nerve blocks for these patients [ 50 ]. Although several studies have demonstrated the efficacy of nerve blocks [ 4 , 39 , 40 ], the pain characteristics of patients undergoing PE repair are different from those of patients undergoing other major thoracic surgeries.…”

Continuous nerve block versus thoracic epidural analgesia for post-operative pain of pectus excavatum repair: A systematic review and meta-analysis

“…TEA is currently the most common method of pain control for patients undergoing major thoracic and abdominal surgery [11,42,43]. However, with the advancement of ultrasound equipment and concerns about neurological injury, more anesthesiologists are using nerve blocks for these patients [44]. Although several studies have demonstrated the e cacy of nerve blocks [4,33,34], the pain characteristics of patients undergoing PE repair are different from those of patients undergoing other major thoracic surgeries.…”