ReviewJournal of anesthesia2022
Understanding fascial anatomy and interfascial communication: implications in regional anesthesia.
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13 citing papers in PubMed, 21 citations in OpenAlex.
- Impact of preoperative continuous supra-inguinal fascia iliaca block or anterior quadratus lumborum block versus conventional analgesia on quality of recovery after hip fracture surgery: a three-arm randomized clinical trial.BMC anesthesiology · 2026Trial
- Comparison of Quadratus Lumborum Block and Rectus Sheath Block for Postoperative Analgesia in Single-Port Laparoscopic Adnexal Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Trial
- Retrospective evaluation of postoperative analgesia efficacy of a new technique in anterior iliac crest bone graft harvesting: anterior iliac block.BMC anesthesiology · 2024Trial
- A comparison of different volumes of bupivacaine used in fascia iliaca compartment blockUlusal travma ve acil cerrahi dergisi = Turkish journal of trauma & emergency surgery : TJTES · 2023Trial
- Fascial Plane Blocks in Perioperative and Pain Medicine: From Mechanisms to Emerging Multitarget Interfascial Strategies.Current pain and headache reports · 2026Review
- Impact of Prevertebral Fascia Suture and Relevant Risk Factors on Postoperative Dysphagia Following Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion.Orthopaedic surgery · 2025Article
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- Understanding the Anatomy of Posterior Cervical Interfascial Space: Implications for Regional Blocks and Pain Management. A Narrative Review.Pain and therapy · 2025Review
- Analgesic efficacy of parasternal intercostal plane block for midline sternotomy in adult cardiac surgery: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Journal of biological methods · 2025Review
- Evaluating Anesthesia Guidance for Rescue Analgesia in Awake Patients Undergoing Carotid Endarterectomy with Cervical Plexus Blocks: Preliminary Findings from a Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Comparison of combined deep and superficial serratus anterior block with thoracic paravertebral block for postoperative pain in patients undergoing video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery.Turkish journal of medical sciences · 2024Article
- Fascia as a regulatory system in health and disease.Frontiers in neurology · 2024Review
- Evaluation of Sensory Loss and Postoperative Analgesia Obtained by Diaphragmatic Apposition Zone Block Under Direct Laparoscopic Visualization in Patients Undergoing Nephrectomy: A Descriptive Study.Journal of pain research · 2022Article
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Abstract
With the extensive application of ultrasound in regional anesthesia, there has been rapid development of interfascial plane block techniques recently. Compared with neuraxial anesthesia or nerve plexus blocks, the interfascial plane blocks have many advantages, such as technical simplicity, fewer complications and comparable or better analgesia. The concept of fascial interconnectivity is fundamental in understanding the effects and complications of interfascial plane blocks. Many fascial planes are continuous and communicate with each other without a clear anatomical boundary. The prevertebral fascia of the neck, endothoracic fascia of the chest, transversalis fascia of the abdomen, and the fascia iliaca of the pelvic cavity form a natural fascial continuation. This anatomical feature suggests that the space beneath the cervical prevertebral fascia, the thoracic paravertebral space, the space between transversalis fascia and psoas muscles (psoas major and quadratus lumborum), and the fascia iliaca compartment are a confluent potential cavity. Additionally, the permeability of the fascia at different anatomical locations to local anesthetics is different, which can also influence the block effect and the incidence of complications. This article summarizes the anatomical characteristics and communication relationships of the major fascia which are related to regional anesthesia, and their relationships with block effects and complications.
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