SynthesisBMC anesthesiology2023
Analgesic effect of erector spinae plane block in adults undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.
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The Analgesic Efficacy of EXORA Block Versus Erector Spinae Plane Block in Patients Undergoing Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy Under General Anesthesia
Analgesic Efficacy of Ultrasound-Guided Serratus Intercostal Plane Block Versus Erector Spinae Plane Block for Postoperative Pain Control After Open Nephrectomy: A Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial
Who cites it
17 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 32 citations in OpenAlex.
- Pooled it
- Comparison of the analgesic effects of ultrasound-guided erector spinae plane block and quadratus lumborum block: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2025Pooled it
- Regional anaesthesia for postoperative pain management following laparoscopic, visceral, non-oncological surgery a systematic review and meta-analysis.Surgical endoscopy · 2024Pooled it
- Comparison of Erector Spinae Plane Block and Intravenous Lidocaine in Opioid-Free Anesthesia for Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Obesity surgery · 2026Trial
- Effect of Adding Erector Spinae Plane Block to a Multimodal Analgesic Regimen on Quality of Recovery After Laparoscopic Colon Cancer Surgery: A Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of pain research · 2026Trial
- Optimal analgesia after laparoscopic total hysterectomy with pre-pneumoperitoneum phrenic nerve block using different ropivacaine concentrations: randomized controlled trial.BMC anesthesiology · 2025Trial
- The Effect of Ultrasound-Guided Erector Spinae Plane Block on Postoperative Opioid Consumption and Respiratory Recovery in Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy: A Randomized Controlled Study.Obesity surgery · 2025Trial
- Trial
- Evaluation of the Erector spinae plane block for postoperative analgesia in laparoscopic ventral hernia repair: a randomized placebo controlled trial.BMC anesthesiology · 2024Trial
- Erector Spinae Plane Block Versus Thoracic Paravertebral Block in Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: A Randomized Controlled Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Comparison of the Analgesic Effect and Recovery Quality Between Erector Spinae Plane Block and Quadratus Lumborum Plane Block in Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: A Retrospective Study.Journal of pain research · 2026Article
- Assessment of Efficacy of Erector Spinae Plane Block Versus Subcostal Transversus Abdominis Plane Block for Postoperative Pain Management in Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy Under General Anaesthesia: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of pharmacy & bioallied sciences · 2025Article
- Comparison of Efficacy of Ultrasound Guided Erector Spinae Block vs Paravertebral Block for Postoperative Analgesia in Breast Surgeries.Journal of pharmacy & bioallied sciences · 2025Article
- A Comparative Analysis of Erector Spinae Plane Block Versus Conscious Sedation in Managing Percutaneous Cholecystostomy Pain.Cardiovascular and interventional radiology · 2024Article
- Analgesic Strategies for Urologic Videolaparoscopic or Robotic Surgery in the Context of an Enhanced Recovery after Surgery Protocol: A Prospective Study Comparing Erector Spinae Plane Block versus Transversus Abdominis Plane Block.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Comparison of modified thoracoabdominal nerve block through perichondral approach and subcostal transversus abdominis plane block for pain management in laparoscopic cholecystectomy: a randomized-controlled trial.The Korean journal of pain · 2023Article
- Postoperative analgesic efficacy of M-TAPA.Journal of anesthesia · 2023Article
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6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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Abstract
backgroundLaparoscopic cholecystectomy is the gold standard surgical procedure for treating gallstone disease. Despite it being minimally invasive, various medications and methods are used to alleviate postoperative pain, and some patients still experience moderate-to-severe pain. This is a crucial problem that must be solved to avoid chronic pain. As part of postoperative multimodal analgesia, regional block is being increasingly applied in surgery under ultrasound guidance. We aimed to evaluate the analgesic effect of erector spinae plane block in adult patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
methodsPubMed, Cochrane Library, EMBASE, and Web of Science were searched for randomized controlled trials investigating the efficacy of erector spinae plane block on postoperative pain after laparoscopic cholecystectomy. The primary outcome was the postoperative pain score. The secondary outcomes were the cumulative intraoperative and postoperative opioid consumption at 24 h, incidence of postoperative nausea and vomiting, and shoulder pain after surgery. The results were pooled using the fixed- or random-effects model with Review Manager 5.3.
resultsFifteen randomized controlled trials involving 947 patients were included in the analysis. Postoperative pain score in the erector spinae plane block group was lower than that in the control group at postoperative 12 h (MD - 0.81, 95% CI - 1.1 to - 0.51, p < 0.00001) and 24 h (MD - 0.41, 95% CI - 0.62 to - 0.19, p = 0.0002). Cumulative opioid consumption was lower in the erector spinae plane block group than in the control group at postoperative 24 h (MD - 7.88, 95% CI - 10.17 to - 5.58, p < 0.00001). The erector spinae plane block group also experienced a lower incidence of postoperative nausea and vomiting than the control group. Opioid consumption and the incidence of postoperative nausea and vomiting were similar between the erector spinae plane block group and other block groups, including the oblique subcostal transversus abdominis plane block and quadratus lumborum block groups.
conclusionsUltrasound-guided erector spinae plane block provides effective postoperative analgesia in adults undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
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