A&A practiceHumansExtracorporeal Membrane OxygenationLung TransplantationNerve BlockPostoperative Pain
Avoiding the Vicious Cycle: Successful Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Weaning via Serratus Anterior Plane Block for Postthoracotomy Pain: A Case Report.
Annika A Brijlal, Matthew M Colontonio, Sindhuja R Nimma
Published: 202510.1213/XAA.0000000000002086
Abstract
Pain management after thoracotomy is particularly complex in lung transplant recipients on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), where anticoagulation significantly limits available treatment options. Coagulopathy constitutes a contraindication…
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