SynthesisBMC anesthesiology2023
Efficacy of erector spinae plane block for postoperative analgesia lumbar surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
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- Efficacy of Erector Spinae Block on Postoperative Outcomes in Bariatric Surgery Patients: A Systematic Review, Meta-Regression, and Trial-Sequential Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.Obesity surgery · 2026Pooled 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
- The Analgesic Efficacy of Erector Spinae Plane Block in Patients Undergoing Nephrectomy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Current pain and headache reports · 2025Pooled it
- Efficacy of erector spinae plane block with liposomal bupivacaine for postoperative analgesia in patients undergoing open spinal surgery: a randomized controlled trial.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2026Trial
- The efficacy of lumbar erector spinae plane block for postoperative analgesia management in patients undergoing lumbar unilateral bi-portal endoscopic surgery: a prospective randomized controlled trial.BMC anesthesiology · 2024Trial
- Lumbar Erector Spinae Plane Block versus Pericapsular Nerve Group Block for Hip Replacement Surgery: A Narrative Review.Current pain and headache reports · 2026Review
- Lumbosacral Erector Spinae Plane Block Versus Psoas Muscle Compartment with Sciatic Nerve Block for Anesthesia for Unilateral Lower Limb Operations in Critically Ill Patients: A Randomized Open-Label Study.Anesthesiology and pain medicine · 2025Article
- Erector spinae plane block for postoperative analgesia in vertebral surgery: an umbrella review of systematic reviews and meta-analyses.The Korean journal of pain · 2025Article
- 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
- Effect of quadratus lumborum block combined with butorphanol-based PCIA on postoperative analgesia and early recovery in patients undergoing colorectal cancer surgery.American journal of translational research · 2025Article
- Erector Spinae Plane Block With Liposomal Bupivacaine for Cervical Spine Surgery.Case reports in anesthesiology · 2025Article
- Bupivacaine with methylprednisolone in ESP block reduces postoperative pain and opioid consumption after lumbar spine surgery.International journal of physiology, pathophysiology and pharmacology · 2025Article
- Ultrasound-Guided Erector Spinae Plane Block in the Emergency Department: A Treatment for Intractable Sciatica.Cureus · 2024Article
- The Effectiveness and Safety of Rhomboid Intercostal Block for Postoperative Pain Management in Thoracic and Breast Surgical Procedures: A Meta-analysis.Anesthesiology and pain medicine · 2024Article
- Changes in motor evoked potentials after erector spinae block in scoliosis surgery-when to take pre-incision baseline recordings?Journal of clinical monitoring and computing · 2024Article
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- The Analgesic Mechanism and Recent Clinical Application of Erector Spinae Plane Block: A Narrative Review.Journal of pain research · 2024Review
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Abstract
objectivesThe erector spinae plane (ESP) block is a newly defined regional anesthesia technique first described in 2016. The aim of this meta-analysis is to assess the efficacy of ESP block in improving analgesia following lumbar surgery.
methodsPubMed, EMBASE, Cochrane Library, and Web of Science were searched for randomized controlled trials (RCTs) that compared the analgesic efficacy of the ESP block with non-block care for lumbar surgery from inception 3 August 2021. The primary outcomes were postoperative opioid consumption and pain scores during the first 24 h. Postoperative pain was measured as pain at rest and on movement at postoperative 0, 4, 8, 12, and 24 h expressed on a visual analog scale (VAS), where 0 = no pain and 10 = the most severe pain.
results11 studies involving 775 patients were included in our analysis. The use of ESP block significantly decreased 24-h opioid consumption (WMD, -8.70; 95% CI, -10.48 to -6.93; I
conclusionsESP block provides less opioid consumption and PONV, lower pain scores, and longer time to first analgesic request in patients undergoing lumbar surgery compared to general anesthesia alone.
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