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ArticleIndian journal of anaesthesia2019

Role of erector spinae plane block versus paravertebral block in pain control after modified radical mastectomy. A prospective randomised trial.

Mona Raafat El Ghamry, Asmaa Fawzy Amer

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Article in Indian journal of anaesthesia, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06036979 (A Comparative Study Between Preoperative Erector Spinae Plane Block Versus Preoperative Paravertebral Plane Block in Decreasing Post Mastectomy Pain Syndrome. A Randomized Controlled Study.), which is not on this map. Cited by 34 papers, 9 of them syntheses that 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

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NCT06036979 naunknown statusnot on this mapstarted 2024, after this paper: background citation

A Comparative Study Between Preoperative Erector Spinae Plane Block Versus Preoperative Paravertebral Plane Block in Decreasing Post Mastectomy Pain Syndrome. A Randomized Controlled Study.

TypeinterventionalSponsorNational Cancer Institute, EgyptRan2024 to 2025Enrolled51ConditionsChronic Postoperative PainArmsParavertebral plane block, Erector spinae plane block, Intravenous morphine, ketorlac and paracetamol
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

34 citing papers in PubMed, 9 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 70 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. Erector spinae plane block for postoperative pain.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2024
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  5. Erector spinae plane block for postoperative pain.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2023
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  14. The Utility of Erector Spinae Plane Blocks in Breast Surgery: A Practical Review.Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Mona Raafat El GhamryDepartment of Anesthesia and Surgical Intensive Care, Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University, El Geish Street, Tanta, Egypt.
Asmaa Fawzy AmerDepartment of Anesthesia and Surgical Intensive Care, Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University, El Geish Street, Tanta, Egypt.
Tanta University · EG

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BACKGROUND AND

aimsThoracic paravertebral block (TPVB) provides effective analgesia in breast surgery. Recently, use of erector spinae plane block (ESPB) in controlling post-operative pain has proved effective. This study aimed to compare the effect of ESPB with TPVB in post-mastectomy acute pain control.

methodsA prospective, randomised double-blinded study enrolled 70 adult female patients, scheduled for modified radical mastectomy. Patients were randomised into two groups, receiving 20 ml of 0.25% bupivacaine: group I (TPVB) and group II (ESPB). Post-operative 24 h morphine consumption, intra-operative fentanyl consumption, time of the first request for analgesia and post-operative visual analogue scale (VAS), heart rate (HR), mean blood pressure (MBP) and complications were recorded.

resultsPost-operative 24 h morphine consumption and time of the first request for analgesia were comparable between both groups (

conclusionBoth TPVB and ESPB can be effectively used in controlling post-mastectomy pain and reduce intra-operative and post-operative opioid consumption.

Indexed as

Erector spinae plane blockmodified radical mastectomyparavertebral blockpost-operative painultrasoundvisual analogue scale

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PMID31879425
PMCPMC6921308
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