The Continuous Erector Spinae Plane Block Can Provide Effective Analgesia in Polytrauma Patients: A Case Report

The choice of an effective analgesic and anesthetic technique usually poses a challenge in polytrauma patients requiring satisfactory pain control and emergency surgery. In this case report, we describe a patient under anticoagulant therapy who presented to the emergency department with multiple fractures of the thoracic and lumbar area and needed emergency splenectomy and thoracic drainage placement. The use of the bilateral continuous erector spinae plane block, a novel interfascial plane block, ensured satisfactory analgesic efficacy, without side effects and was helpful in avoiding the use of opioids.