Abstract
To investigate the influences of ultrasonic image-guided erector spinae plane block (ESPB) on postoperative pulmonary air content of lung carcinoma patients undergoing thoracoscopic surgery, 42 patients performed with thoracoscopic radical surgery for lung carcinoma were selected. The patients in the experimental group were performed with ultrasound-guided unilateral ESPB and intravenous general anesthesia. The patients in the control group only underwent intravenous anesthesia. The changes in postoperative pulmonary air content between the two groups were compared. After that, all included patients were divided into the experimental (senior) group (13 cases), the experimental (adult) group (8 cases), the control (senior) group (11 cases), and the control (adult) group (10 cases) according to age. The changes in postoperative pulmonary air content of patients in the four groups were compared. The results showed that lung ultrasound score (LUS) of patients in experimental group was 6.4 ± 3.2 points 0.5 hour after catheter extraction and LUS was 4.1 ± 2.3 points 20 to 30 hours. Both scores were remarkably lower than those of patients in control group (P < 0.05). LUS of lower left anterior area, upper left posterior area, lower left posterior area, upper right posterior area, and lower right posterior area of patients in experimental group was all apparently lower than those in control group 0.5 hour after catheter extraction (P < 0.05). LUS of upper left posterior area, lower left posterior area, lower right anterior area, upper right posterior area, and lower right posterior area of patients in experimental group was all remarkably lower than those in control group 20 to 30 hours after surgery (P < 0.05). LUS of senile patients and middle-aged patients in experimental group 0.5 hour after catheter extraction was 8.01 ± 2.48 points and 5.93 ± 3.91 points, respectively, which were both notably lower than those in control group (P < 0.05). Ultrasound-guided ESPB exerted fewer influences on lung and could effectively improve postoperative pulmonary air content among patients. Hence, it was worthy of clinical promotion.