Effect of the Erector Spinae Plane Block in on Robotic Colorectal Surgery

In the researchers' words

The primary objective of this study is to demonstrate whether the Erector Spinae Plane Block provides effective analgesia in patients undergoing robotic colorectal surgery and whether it contributes positively to the postoperative process. With the advantages of ultrasound in recent years, the application of regional anesthesia methods such as trunk and peripheral nerve blocks has become a crucial component of multimodal analgesia strategies in postoperative pain management. Among regional techniques, the erector spinae plane block, in particular, has been shown to provide effective analgesia after numerous surgeries in recent years and is increasingly being used. Because the erector spinae plane block provides effective analgesia in a wide range of thoracic and abdominal surgeries, such as thoracotomy, cholecystectomy, and bariatric surgery, and because it is a simple and safe block, it is gaining increasing acceptance in daily practice for the treatment of chronic and acute pain. The aim of postoperative analgesia management is to provide effective analgesia by using multimodal techniques, thus reducing opioid consumption and related complications, providing early mobilization and shorter hospital stay, and increasing patient comfort.