ReviewKorean journal of anesthesiology2022
Current evidence of ultrasound-guided fascial plane blocks for cardiac surgery: a narrative literature review.
Review in Korean journal of anesthesiology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.
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7 citing papers in PubMed, 15 citations in OpenAlex.
- Effects of Combined Pectoserratus and Pecto-Intercostal Fascial Plane Blocks for Cardiac Surgery via Median Sternotomy: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- A Retrospective Review of the Deep Parasternal Intercostal Plane Block in Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery with Median Sternotomy.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- The Role of Regional Anesthesia in ICU Pain Management.Current pain and headache reports · 2025Review
- Comparing Pre- and Post-mastectomy Regional Blocks: An Anesthesiologist's Perspective.Annals of surgical oncology · 2024Article
- Recent advances in cardiac anaesthesia.Indian journal of anaesthesia · 2023Article
- Fascial plane blocks: Will they flourish or perish with time?Journal of anaesthesiology, clinical pharmacologyArticle
- Uniform vocabulary across regional anesthetic literature: Call for action.Journal of anaesthesiology, clinical pharmacologyArticle
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Abstract
Fascial plane blocks are useful for multimodal analgesia after cardiac surgery since they can provide effective analgesia without the serious risks associated with conventional techniques such as neuraxial hematoma and pneumothorax. This narrative review covers blocks performed at the parasternal intercostal, interpectoral, pectoserratus, serratus anterior, erector spinae, and retrolaminar planes, which are targets for fascial plane blocks in cardiac surgery. Brief anatomical considerations, mechanisms, and currently available evidence are reviewed. Additionally, recent evidence on fascial plane blocks for subcutaneous-implantable cardioverter-defibrillator implantation are also reviewed.
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