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Comparison of Ultrasound-Guided Lumbar Erector Spinae Plane Block and Transmuscular Quadratus Lumborum Block for Postoperative Analgesia in Hip and Proximal Femur Surgery: A Prospective Randomized Feasibility Study.

Serkan Tulgar, Halil Cihan Kose, Onur Selvi, Ozgur Senturk, David Terence Thomas, Mehmet Nurullah Ermis, Zeliha Ozer

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Article in Anesthesia, essays and researches. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 4 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 41 papers, 8 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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41citing papers in PubMed, 8 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT03949686 nacompletednot on this map

Erector Spinae Plane Block for Congenital Hip Dislocation Surgery: Randomized Controlled Double Blind Study

TypeinterventionalSponsorAtaturk UniversityRan2019 to 2020Enrolled60ConditionsCongenital Hip DysplasiaArmsSaline Solution, Bupivacaine
NCT04442750 naunknown statusnot on this map

Comparison of the Analgesic Efficacy of Three Different Concentrations of Bupivacaine in Ultrasound Guided Erector Spinae Plane Block in Hip Surgeries: Randomized Control Trial

TypeinterventionalSponsorCairo UniversityRan2020 to 2020Enrolled100ConditionsPostoperative PainArmsErector spinae plane block Technique, General anesthesia, Bupivacaine 0.5%, Bupivacaine 0.375%, Bupivacaine 0.25%
NCT05930171 phase4completednot on this map

Analgesic Efficacy of Combined Lumbar Erector Spinae Plane Block and Pericapsular Nerve Group Block in Patients Undergoing Hip Surgeries

TypeinterventionalSponsorMenoufia UniversityRan2023 to 2023Enrolled24ConditionsLumbar Erector Spinae Plane Block, Pericapsular Nerve Group Block (PENG Block)ArmsUltrasound guided L-ESPB and PENG block using Bupivacaine, Postoperative conventional analgesia in form of Acetaminophen
NCT07418671 phase2completednot on this map

Ultrasound Guided Lumbar Erector Spinae Block Using Bupivacaine - Magnesium Sulphate Versus Bupivacaine - Dexamethasone in Total Hip Replacement Surgery

TypeinterventionalSponsorAin Shams UniversityRan2025 to 2025Enrolled66ConditionsPost-operative Pain, Total Hip Arthroplasty (THA), Erector Spinae Plane BlockArmsBupivacaine-Magnesium Sulphate, Bupivacaine-Dexamethasone, Bupivacaine-Saline
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

41 citing papers in PubMed, 8 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 109 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Erector spinae plane block for postoperative pain.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2024
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  3. Erector spinae plane block for postoperative pain.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2023
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  6. Quadratus lumborum block for postoperative analgesia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Canadian journal of anaesthesia = Journal canadien d'anesthesie · 2020
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  10. A comparison of the effects of thoracolumbar interfascial plane (TLIP) block and erector spinae plane (ESP) block in postoperative acute pain in spinal surgery.European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Serkan TulgarDepartment of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, Maltepe University Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey.
Halil Cihan KoseDepartment of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, Maltepe State Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
Onur SelviDepartment of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, Maltepe University Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey.
Ozgur SenturkDepartment of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, Maltepe University Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey.
David Terence ThomasDepartment of Medical Education, Maltepe University Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey.
Mehmet Nurullah ErmisDepartment of Orthopedic and Trauma Surgery, Maltepe University Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey.
Zeliha OzerDepartment of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, Maltepe University Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey.
Maltepe University · TRTürk Anesteziyoloji ve Reanimasyon Derneği · TR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

STUDY

objectiveLumbar Erector spinae Plane block (L-ESPB) is a modification of a recently described block. Both L-ESPB and Transmuscular Quadratus Lumborum block (QLB-T) have been reported to provide effective postoperative analgesia in hip and proximal femur surgery. Herein, we compare the effectiveness of L-ESPB and QLB-T in providing postoperative analgesia in patients undergoing hip and femur operations.

designDouble-blinded, prospective, randomized, feasibility study.

settingTertiary university hospital, postoperative recovery room and ward. METHODOLOGY: A total of 72 patients (American Society of Anesthesiology physical status classification II-III) were recruited. After exclusion, 60 patients were allocated to three equal groups (control, L-ESB and QLB-t).

interventionsStandard multimodal analgesia was performed in the control group while L-ESPB or QLB-T was performed in the block groups. MEASUREMENTS: Pain intensity between groups was compared using Numeric Rating Scores. Furthermore, tramadol consumption and additional rescue analgesic requirement was measured.

resultsThere was no difference between demographic data or type of surgery. While there was no difference in Numeric Rating Scale (NRS) score at any hour between the block groups; NRS scores at the 1

conclusionWhile L-ESPB and QLB-T have similar effect, they improve analgesia quality in patients undergoing hip and proximal femoral surgery when compared to standard intravenous analgesia regimen.

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Erector spinae plane blockhip surgeryquadratus lumborum block

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PMID30662115
PMCPMC6319070
OpenAlexW2950120574

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