INTERPLEURAL ANALGESIA

Course overview

THE INTERPLEURAL ANALGESIC TECHNIQUE WAS FIRST DESCRIBED BY REIESTAD ET AL. FOR THE TREATMENT OF ACUTE POSTOPERATIVE PAIN. IT IS BELIEVED THAT THIS TECHNIQUE ENABLES THE SPREAD OF INJECTED ANESTHETICS TO MULTIPLE INTERCOSTAL NERVES USING A SINGLE INTERPLEURAL INJECTION SITE. THIS ACTIVITY DESCRIBES THE INDICATIONS, CONTRAINDICATIONS, AND COMPLICATIONS OF INTERPLEURAL ANALAGSIA AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN THE MANAGEMENT OF POSTOPERATIVE THORACIC PAIN.