15 th ES PA Congress – Berlin 2 - 4 October 2025 Pain control in a midline laparotomy in an adolescent: mission accomplished with ultrasound - guided rectus sheath block 𝑮𝒊𝒖𝒍𝒊𝒂 𝑫𝒆 𝑺𝒂𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒔 𝟏 , 𝑰𝒕𝒛𝒂𝒎𝒂𝒓𝒂 𝑳𝒐𝒐 𝒀𝒂𝒖 𝟐 , 𝑷𝒂𝒖𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒂 𝑷𝒂𝒕𝒓𝒊𝒄𝒊𝒂 Á 𝒍𝒗𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒛 𝑪𝒖𝒆𝒗𝒂 𝟐 , 𝑷𝒂𝒍𝒐𝒎𝒂 𝑹𝒆𝒄𝒊𝒐 𝑮𝒐𝒏𝒛 á 𝒍𝒆𝒛 − 𝑴𝒖𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒍 𝟐 , 𝑻𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒂 𝑳 ó 𝒑𝒆𝒛 𝑪𝒐𝒓𝒓𝒆𝒂 𝟐 1. Ferrara University Hospital, Italy. 2. Salamanca University Hospital, Spain. References 1) Rectus sheath catheter analgesia for patients undergoing laparotomy. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bjae.2018.03.002 2) A comparison between thoracic epidural analgesia and rectus sheath catheter analgesia after open midline major abdominal surgery: randomized clinical trial DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/bjsopen/zrac055 3) The Analgesic Efficiency of Ultrasound - Guided Rectus Sheath Analgesia Compared with Low Thoracic Epidural Analgesia After Elective Abdominal Surgery with a Midline Incision: A Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5812/aapm.14244 4) Ultrasonography guided rectus sheath catheters versus epidural analgesia for open colorectal cancer surgery in a single centre. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1308/003588413X13629960049270 - For further information , please contact Dr. Giulia De Santis ( giulia.desantis @ edu.unife.it ) -