External oblique intercostal plane block for upper abdominal surgery: use in obese patients

Br J Anaesth. 2022 May;128(5):e295-e297. doi: 10.1016/j.bja.2022.02.011. Epub 2022 Mar 3.

Authors

Leigh White¹, Antony Ji²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Anaesthesia and Perioperative Medicine, Sunshine Coast Hospital and Health Service, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia; School of Medicine, Griffith University, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. Electronic address: lw844@uowmail.edu.au.
² School of Medicine, Griffith University, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia.

PMID: 35249704
DOI: 10.1016/j.bja.2022.02.011

No abstract available

Keywords: acute pain; external oblique intercostal plane block; obesity; regional anaesthesia; upper abdominal surgery.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Humans
Intercostal Nerves
Nerve Block*
Obesity / complications
Obesity / surgery
Pain, Postoperative / prevention & control