Pain is considered to be subjective, however in children it is believed to be felt rather than expressed, because they often depend on the caregiver for their safety and well-being. There is significant pain after thoracotomy surgery because of pleural and muscular damage, ribcage disruption, and intercostal nerve damage during surgery, which if not effectively managed, it will lead to various systemic complications; pulmonary (atelectasis, pneumonia, and stasis of bronchial secretions), cardiovascular (increased oxygen consumption and tachycardia), musculoskeletal (muscle weakness), increased neuro-hormonal response and prolonged hospital stay. So adequate and sufficient post-operative analgesia for paediatric patients is mandatory. The use of highly potent opioids for paediatric cardiac anaesthesia has gained widespread popularity during the last 20 years.In addition to the important advantage of hemodynamic stability, the large-dose opioid-based anaesthetic techniques also blunt the stress response, However, large doses can cause oversedation, respiratory depression, and prolonged mechanical ventilation after surgery. Erector Spinae Plane Block (ESPB), recently developed by Forero et al, is a novel technique in management of thoracic neuropathic pain guided by ultrasound. It became popular because it is much safer and easily administered than other alternative regional techniques as thoracic paravertebral and thoracic epidural block. To our knowledge, Erector Spinae Plane Block (ESPB) performed in aortic coarcitectomy operations has not been investigated yet.This has encouraged the performance of the present study.
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The total dose of intraoperative fentanyl boluses.
Timeframe: From skin incision till 5 minutes after skin closure