ReviewKorean journal of anesthesiology2019
The erector spinae plane block: a narrative review.
Review in Korean journal of anesthesiology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 8 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 133 papers, 8 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Efficacy of Continous Regional Anesthesia Using m. Erector Spinae Catheter After Video-assisted Thoracic Surgery Procedures
Ultrasound Guided Transversus Abdominis Plane Block Versus Erector Spina Plane Block in Pediatric Lower Abdominal Surgery
Single-injection Ultrasound-guided Erector Spinae Plane Block for Postoperative Analgesia in Patients Undergoing Open Radical Prostatectomy: A Prospective Randomized Sham-controlled Trial
Dexmedetomidine and Morphine as Adjuvants to US Guided Erector Spinae Plane Blocks in Elective Thoracic Surgeries
Management of Perioperative Pain Using Erector Spinae Plane Block in Open Microscopic Lumbar Surgery
Efficacy of Intermittent Erector Spinae Plane Block Via Subcutaneous Port for Cancer-Related Pain in Patients With Lung Cancer
Comparison Of Postoperative Analgesia In Landmark Guided Erector Spinae Plane Block And Subcostal Transversus Abdominis Plane Block In Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy; A Randomized Controlled Trial
Estimation of Intraoperative Anaesthetic Drug Requirement in General Anaesthesia With or Without Erector Spinae Plane Block in Lumbar Spondylolisthesis Surgery
Who cites it
133 citing papers in PubMed, 8 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Analgesic efficacy of uni-level erector spinae plane block in breast cancer surgery patients: a systematic review and Meta-analysis.BMC anesthesiology · 2026Pooled it
- Erector spinae plane block (ESPB) versus paravertebral plane block (PVB) in managing post-operative pain in breast cancer patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis.World journal of surgical oncology · 2026Pooled it
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- Impact of erector spinae plane block on postoperative recovery quality in spinal surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis.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 · 2025Pooled it
- Erector spinae plane block for laparoscopic surgeries: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC anesthesiology · 2024Pooled it
- Efficacy of erector spinae plane block for postoperative analgesia after liver surgeries: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC anesthesiology · 2024Pooled it
- Dexmedetomidine with different concentrations added to local anesthetics in erector spinae plane block: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Frontiers in medicine · 2024Pooled it
- Erector spinae plane block for postoperative analgesia in cardiac surgeries- A systematic review and meta-analysis.Annals of cardiac anaesthesiaPooled it
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- Comparison of erector spinae plane block and rhomboid intercostal block for postoperative pain management in patients undergoing unilateral breast surgery.BMC anesthesiology · 2026Trial
- The Effect of Cocktail Formula Solution for Erector Spinae Plane Block on Postoperative Pain After Laparoscopic Major Upper Abdominal Surgery: A Single-Center Randomized Controlled Study.Journal of pain research · 2026Trial
- Efficacy and Safety of Ultrasound-Guided Erector Spinae Plane Block at Different Injection Depths for Percutaneous Kyphoplasty: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Drug design, development and therapy · 2026Trial
- Intraoperative analgesia management by monitoring the analgesia nociception index in gynecological surgeries involving erector spinae plane block: a randomized controlled study.Journal of clinical monitoring and computing · 2025Trial
- Erector spinae plane block spread patterns and its analgesic effects after computed tomography-guided hepatic tumour ablation: a randomized double-blind trial.Annals of medicine · 2025Trial
- Optimizing post-thoracotomy pain management: comparing erector spinae vs. paravertebral block in thoracotomy patients: a prospective randomized study.BMC anesthesiology · 2025Trial
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- Comparative efficacy of ultrasound-guided erector spinae plane block versus wound infiltration for postoperative analgesia in instrumented lumbar spinal surgeries.BMC anesthesiology · 2024Trial
- Bilateral erector spinae plane block by multiple injection for pain control in pseudomyxoma peritonei surgery: a single-blind randomized controlled trial.BMC anesthesiology · 2024Trial
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Abstract
Regional anesthesia and pain management have experienced advances in recent years, especially with the advent of fascial plane blocks. The erector spinae plane block is one of the newest techniques to be described. In the past two years, publications referring to ESP block have increased significantly. The objective of this review is to analyze the articles about ESP block that have been published to date. We performed a search in the main databases and identified 368 articles. After a selection of the relevant articles, 125 studies were found eligible and were included in the review. The ESP block is performed by depositing the local anesthetic in the fascial plane, deeper than the erector spinae muscle at the tip of the transverse process of the vertebra. Many cases of its use have been described with satisfactory results in the treatment of both acute pain and chronic pain. The applicability of the technique covers many clinical scenarios. Of the 98 case reports reviewed, 12 and 87 articles, respectively described the technique as a treatment for chronic pain and acute pain. The single-shot was the most frequently used technique. As described in the articles published to date, the technique is easy to perform and has a low rate of complications. However, despite the effectiveness of the technique, further studies are necessary to obtain more evidence of its actions.
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