ArticleJournal of clinical medicine2020
The Effects of Erector Spinae Plane Block in Terms of Postoperative Analgesia in Patients Undergoing Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.
Article in Journal of clinical medicine, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 13 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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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.
Randomized Prospective Study Comparison of Erector Spinae Plane Block and Intrathecal Opioid for Postoperative Analgesia After Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery in an Enhanced Recovery Setting
Estimation of Intraoperative Anaesthetic Drug Requirement in General Anaesthesia With or Without Erector Spinae Plane Block in Lumbar Spondylolisthesis Surgery
Who cites it
13 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 40 citations in OpenAlex.
- Pooled it
- Erector spinae plane block reduces postoperative nausea and vomiting: a systematic review and meta-analysis of 44 randomized trials.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Pooled it
- Single-shot regional anesthesia for laparoscopic cholecystectomies: a systematic review and network meta-analysis.Korean journal of anesthesiology · 2023Pooled it
- Analgesic effect of erector spinae plane block in adults undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.BMC anesthesiology · 2023Pooled it
- Efficacy of Erector Spinae Nerve Block for Pain Control After Spinal Surgeries: An Updated Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Frontiers in surgery · 2022Pooled it
- Erector Spinae Plane Block Versus Thoracic Paravertebral Block in Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: A Randomized Controlled Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Assessment of Efficacy of Erector Spinae Plane Block Versus Subcostal Transversus Abdominis Plane Block for Postoperative Pain Management in Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy Under General Anaesthesia: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of pharmacy & bioallied sciences · 2025Article
- Research progress on the application of fascial plane blocks in postoperative pain management in spinal surgery.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Review
- Ultrasound-guided erector spinae plane block versus port site infiltration for postoperative pain and quality of recovery in adult patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy: An assessor-blinded randomised controlled trial.Indian journal of anaesthesia · 2023Article
- Comparison of modified thoracoabdominal nerve block through perichondral approach and subcostal transversus abdominis plane block for pain management in laparoscopic cholecystectomy: a randomized-controlled trial.The Korean journal of pain · 2023Article
- Transversus Abdominis Plane Block as a Strategy for Effective Pain Management in Patients with Pain during Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: A Systematic Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Review
- Editorial for the Special Issue: "Advances in Postoperative Pain Management and Chronic Postoperative Pain".Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
- Analgesic efficacy of the bilateral erector spinae plane block for colorectal surgery: a randomized controlled trial.Journal of anesthesia, analgesia and critical care · 2022Article
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4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
Ultrasound-guided erector spinae plane block (ESPB), a recent regional analgesic technique, has been used to manage acute pain after surgery. The aim of this meta-analysis is to identify the benefits of ESPB in patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC). The authors searched PubMed, EMBASE, CENTRAL, CINAHL, and Web of Science to identify all randomized controlled trials (RCTs) evaluating the effects of ESPB on postoperative pain after LC. Primary outcome was defined as 24 h cumulative opioid consumption. Secondary outcomes were pain scores and the incidence of postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV). We estimated mean differences (MD) and odds ratio (OR) using a random-effects model. A total of 8 RCTs, including 442 patients, were included in the final analysis. Postoperative opioid consumption was significantly lower in the ESPB group than in the control group (MD -4.72, 95% CI -6.00 to -3.44,
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