Efect of Erector Spina Plane Block on Mastectomy

Erector spina plane block (ESP) is a technique used in many surgeries for anesthesia and analgesia. It is frequently preferred by anesthesiologists for postoperative analgesia recently because it is easy to apply and no complications are reported in the literature. Erector spina muscle, with arms of iliocostalis, longissimus and spinalis, is located parallel to the spine, from the back of the skull to the pelvis. The injected local anesthetic is distributed in many levels in the cranio-caudal direction and blocks the intercostal spinal nerves, causing sensory block. Providing the necessary perioperative analgesia due to the complex innervation of the breast tissue is a big controversy among anesthesiologists. Multimodal analgesia methods with various regional blocks are more preferred. Erector Spina Plane block is also preferred as another method since it provides both perioperative and postoperative analgesia