ReviewMedicina (Kaunas, Lithuania)2021
Ultrasound-Guided Regional Anesthesia-Current Strategies for Enhanced Recovery after Cardiac Surgery.
Review in Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07658521 (Ultrasound-Guided Serratus Posterior Superior Plane and Transversus Thoracic Plane Blocks for Postoperative Analgesia After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting), which is not on this map. Cited by 15 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Ultrasound-Guided Serratus Posterior Superior Plane and Transversus Thoracic Plane Blocks for Postoperative Analgesia After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Who cites it
15 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 32 citations in OpenAlex.
- Erector spinae plane block for postoperative analgesia in cardiac surgeries- A systematic review and meta-analysis.Annals of cardiac anaesthesiaPooled it
- Opioid-Sparing Effects of Erector Spinae Plane Block in Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting with Median Sternotomy: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Cardiovascular drugs and therapy · 2026Trial
- Ultrasound-guided erector spinae plane block for postoperative analgesia in patients undergoing minimally invasive direct coronary artery bypass surgery: a double-blinded randomized controlled trial.Canadian journal of anaesthesia = Journal canadien d'anesthesie · 2024Trial
- Preemptive deep parasternal intercostal plane block for perioperative analgesia in coronary artery bypass grafting with sternotomy: a randomized, observer-blind, controlled study.Annals of medicine · 2023Trial
- Dexmedetomidine-enhanced chest wall fascial plane blocks in ultra-fast-track minimally invasive heart valve surgery: a randomized controlled trial.Perioperative medicine (London, England) · 2025Article
- A review of recent advances in anesthetic drugs for patients undergoing cardiac surgery.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2025Review
- The Enhanced Recovery after Surgery Approach in Heart Valve Surgery: A Systematic Review of Clinical Studies.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Review
- Pecto-Intercostal Fascial Plane Block: Effect on the Postoperative Analgesia and Recovery After Off-PUMP Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery.Anesthesiology and pain medicine · 2024Article
- Comparison of regional anesthetic techniques for postoperative analgesia after adult cardiac surgery: bayesian network meta-analysis.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2023Review
- Evaluation of the Effect of New Multimodal Analgesia Regimen for Cardiac Surgery: A Prospective, Randomized Controlled, Single-Center Clinical Study [Letter].Drug design, development and therapy · 2023Article
- Opioid-Free Cardiac Surgery: A Multimodal Pain Management Strategy With a Focus on Bilateral Erector Spinae Plane Block Catheters.Journal of cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia · 2022Article
- General Anesthesia as a Multimodal Individualized Clinical Concept.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2022Article
- Ultrasound-Guided PECS II + Serratus Plane Fascial Blocks Are Associated with Reduced Opioid Consumption and Lengths of Stay for Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery: An Observational Retrospective Study.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Chest Wall Nerve Blocks for Cardiothoracic, Breast Surgery, and Rib-Related Pain.Current pain and headache reports · 2022Review
- Erector spinae plane block complementary analgesic to enhance recovery after cardiac surgery: A prospective double-blinded randomized controlled trial.Saudi journal of anaesthesiaArticle
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4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
With the advent of fast-track pathways after cardiac surgery, there has been a renewed interest in regional anesthesia due to its opioid-sparing effect. This paradigm shift, looking to improve resource allocation efficiency and hasten postoperative extubation and mobilization, has been pursued by nearly every specialty area in surgery. Safety concerns regarding the use of classical neuraxial techniques in anticoagulated patients have tempered the application of regional anesthesia in cardiac surgery. Recently described ultrasound-guided thoracic wall blocks have emerged as valuable alternatives to epidurals and landmark-driven paravertebral and intercostal blocks. These novel procedures enable safe, effective, opioid-free pain control. Although experience within this field is still at an early stage, available evidence indicates that their use is poised to grow and may become integral to enhanced recovery pathways for cardiac surgery patients.
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