Seung Uk Bang

• MD, PhD
• Professor (Associate) at Catholic University of Korea

Background and Objectives: This meta-analysis compares the safety and efficacy of remimazolam and dexmedetomidine for sedation during regional anesthesia, focusing on respiratory and hemodynamic outcomes. Materials and Methods: A systematic search of CENTRAL, Embase, PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science up to November 2024 identified randomized contr...

Background and Objectives: Quadratus lumborum block (QLB) is a regional anesthesia technique widely utilized in multimodal analgesia strategies for abdominal surgeries. While a few studies have investigated its efficacy in multiport total laparoscopic hysterectomy (TLH), its effectiveness in single-port TLH remains uncertain. This study aimed to ev...

Background and Objectives: This meta-analysis evaluates the safety and efficacy of remimazolam versus propofol for sedation during colonoscopy, focusing on hemodynamic and respiratory outcomes. Materials and Methods: A comprehensive search of CENTRAL, Embase, PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science up to January 2025 identified randomized controlled tri...

Background and Objectives: Quadratus lumborum block (QLB) is a regional anesthesia technique widely utilized in multimodal analgesia strategies for abdominal surgeries. While a few studies have investigated its efficacy in multiport total laparoscopic hysterectomy (TLH), its effectiveness in single-port TLH remains uncertain. This study aimed to ev...

Backgrounds: Distal nerve block approaches have been explored to reduce hemidiaphragmatic paresis (HDP) more effectively than interscalene block (ISB). However, these approaches are associated with a high incidence of HDP. The costoclavicular block (CCB) provides effective analgesia while reducing HDP. Here, we hypothesized that CCB would decrease...

Background The retro superior costotransverse ligament space (RSS) block, reported as a novel target in paraspinal block, involves the spreading of local anesthetics into the thoracic paravertebral space through slits around the superior costotransverse ligament. This blocks not only the dorsal rami but also the ventral rami, achieving a reliable c...

Background and Aims The present study aimed at comparing the analgesic efficacy of intrathecal morphine and bupivacaine (ITMB) and rectus sheath block (RSB) in patients who underwent robotic-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy (RALP). Methods The institutional review board of Seoul St. Mary’s hospital granted this prospective observational study o...

Please confirm that an ethics committee approval has been applied for or granted Yes: I’m uploading the Ethics Committee Approval as a PDF file with this abstract submission Application for ESRA Abstract Prizes I don’t wish to apply for the ESRA Prizes Background and Aims Although regional anesthesia provides prolonged postoperative analgesia, th...

The present study compared the effects of pectoral nerve block II (PECS II) and erector spinae plane (ESP) block for postoperative analgesia in patients who underwent modified radical mastectomy by performing a network meta-analysis (NMA) using indirect comparison with systemic analgesia. Studies comparing the analgesic effects of PECS II and ESP b...

Objective: To investigate the prevalence of complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS), post-herpetic neuralgia (PHN), trigeminal neuralgia (TN), and diabetic neuropathy (DN), common causes of neuropathic pain encountered in pain clinics. Methods: We investigated the period prevalence rate of CRPS, PHN, TN, and DN using data from a Korean national el...

Background: Although case reports have suggested that the erector spinae plane block (ESPB) may help analgesia for patients after breast surgery, no study to date has assessed its effectiveness. This retrospective observational study analyzed the analgesic effects of the ESPB after total mastectomy. Methods: Forty-eight patients were divided int...

Rationale: The thoracic epidural block and thoracic paravertebral block are widely used techniques for multimodal analgesia after thoracic surgery. However, they have several adverse effects, and are not technically easy. Recently, the erector spinae plane block (ESPB), an injected local anesthetic deep to the erector spinae muscle, is a relativel...

Background: Commonly used epidural or systemic analgesics for pain control after hip surgery carry risk for potential adverse effects. In contrast, the quadratus lumborum block (QLB) utilizes a simple and easy fascial plane technique and provides a wide area of sensory blockade. Thus, the QLB may be beneficial as analgesia after total hip arthropl...

Rationale: The most commonly used regional techniques for analgesia following laparotomy thoracic epidural analgesia and paravertebral blocks are technically difficult to perform and carry a risk of severe complications. Recently, the erector spinae plane block (ESPB) has been reported to effectively treat neuropathic pain. The ultrasound-guided E...

The aim of this study is to develop an alternative way to locate the sacral hiatus for blind caudal block from the anthropometrical data measured on 3D pelvic CT. The intersection of the line connecting two sacral cornua and the midline is considered the ideal point (IP) for caudal block. The mean length from the coccyx tip to the IP was measured u...

Cervical plexus block (CPB) has been used in various head and neck surgeries to provide adequate anesthesia and/or analgesia. However, it is performed in narrow space of neck area containing many sensitive structures, multiple fascial layers, and complicated nerve innervation. Since intermediate CPB was introduced in addition to superficial and dee...

Rationale: Laparoscopic totally extraperitoneal (TEP) inguinal hernia repair is a rapidly evolving, minimally invasive treatment modality for inguinal hernia. Compared with open hernia repair, this method requires a smaller incision, has cosmetic advantages, and facilitates rapid recovery and early return to daily activities because of less postop...

Background: Postoperative agitation or confusion is one of the symptoms of hyperactive delirium in elderly patients. We retrospectively evaluated the incidence of postoperative abnormal psychomotor behaviour in elderly surgical patients according to the use of different intraoperative sedative agents: dexmedetomidine vs. propofol. Methods: The m...

Objective Knowledge of accurate airway length (AL) enables safer placement of the endotracheal tube (ETT) in the trachea. Our objective was to check the safety of a new formula (Touch and Read method) to determine ETT depth. Methods AL was measured in 176 patients. Patients were divided into a normal group (AL >25 cm in men, >23 cm in women) and a...

Background: The fascia iliaca compartment block (FICB) provides an analgesic effect in patients with femur fractures. However, the postoperative pain after hip surgery is different from that after femur fracture, because of the difference in the degree and location of tissue trauma. Whether FICB provides effective postoperative analgesia in patien...

Because of its rapid onset time, recent years have seen an increase in the use of ultrasound (US)-guided popliteal sciatic nerve block (PSNB) via subparaneural injection for induction of surgical anesthesia. Moreover, in below-knee surgery, combined blocks, as opposed to sciatic nerve block alone, have become more common. These combined blocks ofte...

Allodynia is a main symptom of the peripheral neuropathy induced by vincristine treatment. Theoesberiven F, a combination of Melilotus extract and proxyphylline, is currently used for the treatment of inflammatory conditions due to its potent anti-inflammatory and analgesic properties. The anti-allodynic effect of theoesberiven F on mechanical and...

Kearns–Sayre syndrome (KSS) is an extremely rare form of mitochondrial myopathy characterized by progressive external ophthalmoplegia, bilateral pigmentary retinopathy, and cardiac conduction abnormalities. In addition, KSS patients might present with proximal muscle weakness, diabetes mellitus, hearing loss, cerebellar ataxia, and elevated cerebro...

General anesthesia and central neuraxial blockades in patients with severe Duchenne muscular dystrophy are associated with high risks of complications, including rhabdomyolysis, malignant hyperthermia, hemodynamic instability, and postoperative mechanical ventilation. Here, we describe peripheral nerve blocks as a safe approach to anesthesia in a p...

We present the first reported case of a patient with intraoperative hypoglycemia, with no predisposing factors, that was indicative of post-hepatectomy liver failure due to liver injury. A 56-year-old man was hospitalized to undergo left lateral segmentectomy, cholecystectomy and T-tube choledocholithotripsy due to calculi in the intrahepatic and c...

Blue rubber bleb nevus syndrome (BRBNS) is a rare congenital disorder characterized by multiple venous malformations in the skin, soft tissues and gastrointestinal (GI) tract. Patients with this syndrome may develop iron deficiency anemia from chronic GI hemorrhage and require lifelong treatment with iron and blood transfusions. In addition, GI les...