ReviewJournal of orthopaedics
The erector spinae plane block for analgesia after lumbar spine surgery: A systematic review.
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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.
A Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing the Effect of Erector Spinae Plane Blocks Versus High Volume Local Infiltration Analgesia on Pain, Inflammation and Cognitive Outcomes Following Thoraco-Lumbar Fusion Surgery
Estimation of Intraoperative Anaesthetic Drug Requirement in General Anaesthesia With or Without Erector Spinae Plane Block in Lumbar Spondylolisthesis Surgery
Efficacy of Ultrasound-Guided Erector Spinae Plane Block in Postoperative Pain Management in Nephrectomy: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Who cites it
13 citing papers in PubMed, 29 citations in OpenAlex.
- Comparison of quadro-iliac plane block and erector spinae plane block for postoperative analgesia management after single level lumbar discectomy surgery: a randomized, double-blind, controlled, prospective, multicenter study.Journal of anesthesia · 2026Trial
- The efficacy of ultrasound-guided erector spinae plane block (ESPB) versus freehand ESPB in postoperative pain management after lumbar spinal fusion surgery: a randomized, non-inferiority trial.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 · 2024Trial
- The neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR) levels following erector spinae plane block (ESPB) in posterior lumbar decompression: a randomized, controlled trial.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 · 2023Trial
- Assessment of Analgesic Efficacy of Bilateral Lumbar Erector Spinae Plane Block for Postoperative Pain following Lumbar Laminectomy: A Single-Blind, Randomized Clinical Trial.Pain research & management · 2023Trial
- Efficacy and Emerging Role of Erector Spinae Plane Block for Pain Management during Labor.Current pain and headache reports · 2025Review
- Multimodal Regional Anesthesia Combining Spinal and Erector Spinae Plane Block for Spine Surgery in a High-Risk Patient with Systemic Sclerosis: A Case Report.Anesthesiology and pain medicine · 2025Article
- The Utilization of Ultrasound-Guided Regional Nerve Blocks in Anesthetic Management for Fracture Surgery.Journal of pain research · 2025Review
- The Emerging Role of Liposomal Bupivacaine in Erector Spinae Plane Blocks for Post-Operative Pain Management in Spine Surgeries: A Narrative Review.Clinical pharmacology : advances and applications · 2025Review
- Efficacy of erector spine plane block in two different approaches to lumbar spinal fusion surgery: a retrospective pilot study.Frontiers in medicine · 2024Article
- The Efficacy of Erector Spinae Plane Block for Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy.Turkish journal of anaesthesiology and reanimation · 2023Article
- Development and validation of a nomogram for postoperative sleep disturbance in adults: a prospective survey of 640 patients undergoing spinal surgery.BMC anesthesiology · 2023Observational
- Utility of Ultrasound-Guided Erector Spinae Plane Blocks for Postoperative Pain Management Following Thoracolumbar Spinal Fusion Surgery.Journal of pain research · 2023Article
- Comparison of the feasibility and validity of a one-level and a two-level erector spinae plane block combined with general anesthesia for patients undergoing lumbar surgery.Frontiers in surgery · 2022Article
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Authors and funding
5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.
Funding
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Abstract
objectiveTo evaluate the available evidence for the utility of Erector Spinae Plane blocks (ESPB) after Lumbar surgery.
methodsDatabases were searched until December 20, 2020. ESPB was utilized as a MesH term and terms such as: lumbar spinal stenosis, spondylolisthesis, decompression and lumbar spine surgery.
resultsStudies demonstrate that ESPB are consistently found to be a safe and effective method of analgesia after lumbar surgery, with limited adverse effects.
conclusionESPB appear to be an effective method to relieve pain after lumbar surgery. More RCTs will be needed to further investigate the clinical effectiveness of this intervention.
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