ArticleIndian journal of anaesthesia2018
Erector spinae plane block: Relatively new block on horizon with a wide spectrum of application - A case series.
Article in Indian journal of anaesthesia, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 3 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 32 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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"Continuous Thoracic Epidural Analgesia Versus Continuous Erector Spinae Plane Block for Postoperative Analgesia in Patients Undergoing Adult Living Donar Open Hepatectomies."
Non- Inferiority Study of Erector Spinae Plane Block Compared to Thoracic Epidural Analgesia in Multimodal Pain Management of Multiple Rib Fractures
Management of Perioperative Pain Using Erector Spinae Plane Block in Open Microscopic Lumbar Surgery
Who cites it
32 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Thoracolumbar Interfascial Plane (TLIP) block verses other paraspinal fascial plane blocks and local infiltration for enhanced pain control after spine surgery: a systematic review.BMC anesthesiology · 2024Pooled it
- Continuous nerve block versus thoracic epidural analgesia for post-operative pain of pectus excavatum repair: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC anesthesiology · 2023Pooled it
- Ultrasound guided external oblique intercostal plane block versus posterior transversus abdominis plane block for postoperative analgesia in adult patients undergoing open nephrectomy: a randomized trial.BMC anesthesiology · 2026Trial
- Comparison of different volumes spread of erector spinae block in postmastectomy pain syndrome management: a prospective randomized comparative study.BMC anesthesiology · 2023Trial
- Erector Spinae Plane (ESP) Block for Postoperative Pain Management after Open Oncologic Abdominal Surgery.Pain research & management · 2023Trial
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- Ultrasound-guided erector spinae plane block for perioperative analgesia in laparoscopic nephrectomy: A systematic review and meta-analysis.World journal of nephrology · 2025Article
- The Utility of Erector Spinae Plane Blocks in Breast Surgery: A Practical Review.Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2025Review
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- Ultrasound-guided fascial plane blocks in chronic pain: a narrative review.Journal of anesthesia, analgesia and critical care · 2024Review
- Efficacy of erector spine plane block in two different approaches to lumbar spinal fusion surgery: a retrospective pilot study.Frontiers in medicine · 2024Article
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- Erector Spinae Plane Block for the Treatment of Intractable Pain in a Patient with Pancoast Tumor: A Case Report.Anesthesiology and pain medicine · 2023Article
- Ultrasound-Guided Blocks for Spine Surgery: Part 1-Cervix.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Review
- Regional Anesthetic Use in Trans-Hiatal Esophagectomy. Are They Worth Consideration? A Case Series.Local and regional anesthesia · 2023Article
- Successful Use of Continuous Erector Spinae Plane Blocks in a Patient With Variant Angina After Large Ventral Hernia Repair.Texas Heart Institute journal · 2022Article
- Novel use of erector spinae plane block in laparoscopic surgery.Indian journal of anaesthesia · 2022Article
- Harlequin Syndrome Following Regional Liposomal Bupivacaine Use in a Partial Sternectomy.Cureus · 2022Article
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- Multiple injection costotransverse block for chronic pain in a patient with granulomatous mastitis.Indian journal of anaesthesia · 2021Article
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Abstract
Erector spinae plane (ESP) block is an interfascial plane block where a local anaesthetic is injected in a plane preferably below the erector spinae muscle. It is supposed to work at the origin of spinal nerves based on cadaveric and contrast study. It has emerged as an effective and safe analgesic regional technique. It has a wide variety of applications ranging from control of acute postoperative pain to chronic pain. In this series, we report a series of six cases, which include postoperative pain management in breast, thoracic, and abdominal surgeries along with management of two chronic pain cases to illustrate the potential uses of continuous and single-shot ESP block.
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