Lumbar vertebra surgery performed with a bilateral retrolaminar block

The number of lumbar vertebrae surgeries has increased in recent years. Despite this increase, the methods for perioperative pain management have remained limited. A retrolaminar block has been reported to be an effective analgesic in breast cancer surgery, transapical transcatheter aortic valve implantation, and ribs fracture treatment [1,2,3]. However, the use of a retrolaminar block for lumbar vertebra surgery has not been reported. Here, we report the successful use of a retrolaminar block in a lumbar vertebrae surgery for perioperative pain management.

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