Trial reportBMC anesthesiology2023
Comparison of analgesic efficacy of different local anesthetic volumes for erector spinae plane block in thoracotomy patients; a prospective randomized trial.
Trial report in BMC anesthesiology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 15 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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15 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 18 citations in OpenAlex.
- Pain management after open thoracotomy 2025: procedure-specific postoperative pain management (PROSPECT) recommendations.Anaesthesia · 2026Pooled it
- Is the serratus posterior superior intercostal plane block a viable alternative to the erector spinae plane block for postoperative analgesia in breast surgery? A prospective, randomized trial.BMC anesthesiology · 2025Trial
- Optimizing post-thoracotomy pain management: comparing erector spinae vs. paravertebral block in thoracotomy patients: a prospective randomized study.BMC anesthesiology · 2025Trial
- Spread of local anaesthetic after erector spinae plane block: a randomised, three-dimensional reconstruction, imaging study.British journal of anaesthesia · 2025Trial
- Application of erector spinae plane block and thoracic paravertebral block in thoracoscopic lobectomy.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Trial
- 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
- A Bayesian network meta-analysis of peripheral nerve blocks for postoperative analgesia in adults following hip fracture surgery.BMC surgery · 2026Article
- The erector spinae plane block is not superior to perioperative systemic lidocaine infusion for postoperative analgesia management after thoracotomy: a randomized double-blind study.General thoracic and cardiovascular surgery · 2026Article
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- Analgesic efficacy of different volumes in erector spinae plane block in patients undergoing single level lumbar spine fixation: a non-inferiority randomized trial.BMC anesthesiology · 2025Article
- Ultrasound-guided external oblique intercostal plane block versus thoracic erector spinae block for post-thoracotomy pain: A randomised double-blinded non-inferior clinical study.Indian journal of anaesthesia · 2025Article
- The Erector Spinae Plane Block with 20 or 30 mL of 0.25% Bupivicaine Provides Equivalent Postoperative Analgesia after Mastectomy: A Prospective Randomized Trial.Turkish journal of anaesthesiology and reanimation · 2025Article
- Different local anesthetic volumes in pericapsular nerve group block for hip fracture patients.Turkish journal of medical sciences · 2025Article
- The effect of body mass index on thoracic paravertebral block analgesia after video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery; a prospective interventional study.BMC anesthesiology · 2023Article
- Correction: Comparison of analgesic efficacy of different local anesthetic volumes for erector spinae plane block in thoracotomy patients; a prospective randomized trial.BMC anesthesiology · 2023Article
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- Erratum issued
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7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
backgroundErector spinae plane block (ESPB) is a thoracic wall block that has been used frequently in recent years. It was aimed to compare the analgesic efficacy of bupivacaine in different volumes for ESPB in patients undergoing thoracotomy.
methodsPatients who were in the age range of 18 to 65 years, ASA I-III, had a body mass index (BMI) of 18-30 kg/m
resultsVisual analog scale (VAS) resting scores, the 1
conclusionsThe results of ESPB applied with 20 ml and 30 ml of local anesthetic before the surgical incision in thoracotomy patients showed that the use of 30 ml of local anesthetic provided more effective analgesia. In addition, similar side-effect rates show that 30 ml of local anesthetic can be used safely.
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