Trial reportBMC anesthesiology2021
The effects of erector spinae plane block on perioperative opioid consumption and rehabilitation in video assisted thoracic surgery.
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Estimation of Intraoperative Anaesthetic Drug Requirement in General Anaesthesia With or Without Erector Spinae Plane Block in Lumbar Spondylolisthesis Surgery
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14 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Effect of erector spinae block on postoperative outcomes in patients undergoing lung surgical procedures: a systematic review and trial sequential analysis of randomized controlled trials.BMC anesthesiology · 2026Pooled it
- Erector spinae plane block for postoperative pain.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2024Pooled it
- Erector spinae plane block for postoperative pain.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2023Pooled it
- Tubeless anesthesia improves postoperative recovery following VATS wedge resection: a prospective randomized controlled study.BMC surgery · 2025Trial
- Effect of Continuous Erector Spinae Plane Block on Postoperative Recovery in Patients Undergoing Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery: A Prospective, Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial.Current medical science · 2024Trial
- Comparison of the effects of one-level and bi-level pre-incisional erector spinae plane block on postoperative acute pain in video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery; a prospective, randomized, double-blind trial.BMC anesthesiology · 2023Trial
- Comparison of analgesic efficacy of different local anesthetic volumes for erector spinae plane block in thoracotomy patients; a prospective randomized trial.BMC anesthesiology · 2023Trial
- A prospective double-blinded randomized control trial comparing erector spinae plane block to thoracic epidural analgesia for postoperative pain in video-assisted thoracic surgery.Saudi medical journal · 2023Trial
- Feasibility and safety of outside the cage subcostal robotic anatomical lung resections: results of a phase I clinical trial.Journal of thoracic disease · 2025Article
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- Effectiveness of Thoracic Wall Blocks in Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery, a Network Meta-Analysis.Journal of pain research · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundThis study aimed to determine whether ultrasound-guided continuous erector spinae plane block (ESPB) had an effect on opioid consumption and postoperative rehabilitation in patients undergoing video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS).
methodsIn this prospective study, 120 patients aged 20-70 years who underwent elective VATS were randomly allocated to one of three groups: group C (general anesthesia with patient-controlled intravenous analgesia [PCIA]), group T (general anesthesia with patient-controlled epidural analgesia [PCEA]), or group E (general anesthesia with continuous ESPB and PCIA). Perioperative opioid consumption, visual analog scale (VAS) scores, preoperative and postoperative Quality of Recovery-15 scores, and postoperative opioid-related adverse events were all assessed.
resultsIntraoperative sufentanil consumption in groups T and E was significantly lower than that in group C (both P < 0.001), and the postoperative sufentanil consumption in group E was also significantly lower than that in group C (P = 0.001). Compared with group C, the VAS scores at rest or during coughing immediately out of the post-anesthesia care unit at 6 h, 12 h, and 24 h postoperatively were significantly lower in group T (P < 0.05). However, the VAS scores at rest at 6 h and 12 h postoperatively in group E were lower than those of group C (P < 0.05), but were significantly higher than those of group T at all study times (P < 0.05).
conclusionUltrasound-guided continuous ESPB significantly reduced perioperative opioid consumption during VATS and improved postoperative rehabilitation. However, these effects were inferior to those of thoracic epidural anesthesia.
trial registrationThe present study was prospectively registered at http://www.chictr.org/cn /(registration number: ChiCTR1900023050 ); registration date: May 82,019.
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