Table II.
Complications observed in a small patient group receiving standard care without the ESP block
Sex/age [years] | Complications |
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M/69 | Additional doses of oxycodone caused respiratory failure at 20 h after surgery. The patient was intubated |
M/57 | Soon after stopping remifentanil infusion, the patient was intubated due to unbearable pain, agitation, tachypnea |
M/56 | Despite additional doses of analgesics, pain intensity reached 100 on the VAS scale |
M – male, VAS – visual analogue scale.