seratuse anterior plane block
Procedureafter patient consenting, induction of anathesia Under sterile conditions, and while the patients will be still on the lateral position with the diseased side up after induction of anesthesia, a linear ultrasound transducer (10-12 MHz) will be placed in a sagittal plane over the mid-clavicular region of the thoracic cage. Then counting down ribs till the seventh rib will be identified in the mid-axillar]y line. The following muscles will be identified overlying the sixth rib: the latissimus dorsi (superficial and posterior), teres major (superior) and serratus muscle (deep and inferior). The needle (22-G, 50-mm Touhy needle) will be introduced in-plane with respect to the ultrasound probe targeting the plane deep to the serratus anterior muscle . Under continuous ultrasound guidance, 20 ml of 0.25% bupivacaine will be injected then a catheter will be threaded. A continuous infusion of 5 ml/hr of 0.125% bupivacaine will be then started through the catheter.