CASE REPORT: ULTRASOUND-GUIDED ERECTOR SPINAE PLANE BLOCK FOR PATIENTS UNDERGOING THORACOSCOPY FOR RIGHT PLEURAL EFFUSION

We present the case of a 62-year-old hypothyroid female on Thyroxine therapy with right-sided infra-scapular pain diagnosed to have pleural effusion, who underwent diagnostic thoracoscopy under ultrasound-guided erector spinae plane (ESP) block combined with conscious sedation. The block provided effective analgesia and surgical anaesthesia, allowing a comfortable and uneventful peri-operative course. This case highlights the utility of ESP block as a safe and effective anaesthetic technique in thoracic procedures, even in patients with controlled endocrine disorders.