Continuous bilateral rectus sheath block as a rescue block following vertical midline laparotomy

• Main Authors: Wong, Shee Ven, Ibrahim, Mohd Fauzi, Ismail, Che Ainun Nasihah, Mohamed Zaini, Mohamed Asri, Zainudin, Muhammad Zulhimi, Jamaludin, Najibah Zahirah, Abd Ghani, Muhamad Rasydan
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2021
• Subjects: RD81 Anesthesiology; RD93 Emergency Surgery. Wounds and Injuries
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/95025/1/95025_Continuous%20bilateral%20rectus%20sheath%20block.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/95025/; https://www.medicineandhealthukm.com/content/aims-and-scope

Introduction: Peripheral nerve block has been adopted in many ERAS protocol as part of opioids-sparing-analgesia. Block failure is unavoidable in the hand of beginners and it presents great challenge as patients might be in severe pain, half-sedated, compromising optimal positioning for a rescue blo...