ArticleCureus2023
Serratus Posterior Superior Intercostal Plane Block: A Technical Report on the Description of a Novel Periparavertebral Block for Thoracic Pain.
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The Efficacy of Serratus Posterior Superior Intercostal Plane Block (SPSIPB) on Postoperative Pain and Total Analgesic Consumption in Patients Undergoing Video-assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery (VATS)
The Efficacy of Serratus Posterior Superior Intercostal Plane Block (SPSIPB) on Postoperative Pain and Total Analgesic Consumption in Patients Undergoing Reduction Mammoplasty Surgery: Case Series
The Efficacy of Serratus Posterior Superior Intercostal Plane Block (SPSIPB) on Postoperative Pain and Total Analgesic Consumption in Patients Undergoing Shoulder Surgery
The Efficacy of Serratus Posterior Superior Interfacial Plane Block on Postoperative Pain Control in Female Patients Underwent Mastectomy and Axillary Lymph Node Dissection: A Randomized, Prospective, Controlled Study
The Efficacy of Serratus Posterior Superior Interfacial Plane Block on Postoperative Analgesia in Patients Underwent Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery: A Randomized, Prospective, Controlled Study
Comparison of Analgesic Efficacy in Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery Patients
Use of Serratus Posterior Superior Intercostal Plane Block in Robotic-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery for Thymectomy: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Comparison of Serratus Posterior Superior Interfacial Plane Block vs Serratus Anterior Plane Block on Postoperative Analgesia in Patients Underwent Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery: A Randomized, Prospective, Controlled Study
Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Ultrasound-Guided Serratus Posterior Superior Intercostal Plane Block for Postoperative Analgesia Management in Patients Undergoing Arthroscopic Shoulder Surgery
Efficacy of Serratus Posterior Superior Intercostal Plane Block in Cardiac Implantable Electronic Device Implantation: A Prospective, Double-Blind, Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial
Comparison of Serratus Posterior Superior Intercostal Plane Block With Combination of Suprascapular and Infraclavicular Nerve Blocks in Postoperative Analgesia Management in Arthroscopic Shoulder Surgery
Prospective Evaluation of Analgesic Outcomes of Serratus Posterior Superior Intercostal Plane Block Versus Thoracic Epidural Analgesia and Systemic Opioid Analgesia After Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery
NCT07250373 naactive not recruitingnot on this mapstarted 2025, after this paper: background citation
Serratus Posterior Superior Intercostal Nerve (SPSIP) Block Versus Intercostal Nerve (ICN) Block in Patients Undergoing Uniportal Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery (Uniportal-VATS): a Randomized Controlled Trial
Comparison of Ultrasound Guided Serratus Posterior Superior Intercostal Plane Block Versus Paravertebral Block for Postoperative Analgesia After Thoracotomy
Interscalene Block vs Serratus Posterior Superior Intercostal Plane Block on Postoperative Analgesia Management After Arthroscopic Shoulder Surgery: A Randomized Prospective Study
Comparison of Erector Spinae Plane Block and Serratus Posterior Superior Intercostal Plane Block in Postoperative Pain Management After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: A Prospective, Observational Study
Postoperative Analgesic Efficacy of Ultrasound-Guided Serratus Posterior Superior Intercostal Plane Block in Arthroscopic Shoulder Surgery
Ultrasound-Guided Serratus Posterior Superior Intercostal Plane Block Versus Erector Spinae Plane Block for Postoperative Pain Management After Modified Radical Mastectomy: A Randomized Clinical Trial
Mastektomi Planlanan Hastalarda Serratus Posterior Superior İnterkostal Plan Bloğu Ile Serratus Anterior Plan Bloğunun Peroperatif Analjezi Yönetimi Üzerine Etkilerinin Araştırılması
Comparison Of The Analgesic Effectiveness Of Ultrasonography-Guided Serratus Posterıor Superior Intercostal Plane (SPSIP) Block And Intercostal Nerve (ICN) Block In Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery Patients
Effect of Ultrasound-Guided Serratus Posterior Superior Intercostal Plane Block on Opioid Consumption After Reduction Mammaplasty: A Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial
NCT07658521 naenrolling by invitationnot on this mapstarted 2026, after this paper: background citation
Ultrasound-Guided Serratus Posterior Superior Plane and Transversus Thoracic Plane Blocks for Postoperative Analgesia After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: A Randomized Controlled Trial
NCT07768826 naactive not recruitingnot on this mapstarted 2026, after this paper: background citation
Comparison of Serratus Posterior Superior Intercostal Plane Block and Paravertebral Block for Post-Thoracotomy Pain Management
Who cites it
26 citing papers in PubMed.
- Comparison of ultrasound-guided serratus posterior superior intercostal plane block and thoracic paravertebral block for postoperative analgesia after breast surgery: a prospective randomized noninferiority trial.Turkish journal of medical sciences · 2026Trial
- 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
- Effects of serratus posterior superior intercostal plane block on postoperative analgesia in patients undergoing breast cancer surgery: a randomized controlled trial.BMC anesthesiology · 2025Trial
- Comparison of the analgesic efficacy of ultrasound-guided superficial serratus anterior plane block and intercostal nerve block for rib fractures: a randomized controlled trial.BMC anesthesiology · 2025Trial
- The efficacy of rhomboid intercostal block for pain management after video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery: a prospective, randomized-controlled trial.General thoracic and cardiovascular surgery · 2024Trial
- Regional Fascial Plane Blocks and Early Postoperative Complications in Reduction Mammaplasty: A Retrospective Cohort Study.Aesthetic plastic surgery · 2026Article
- Efficacy of Serratus Posterior Superior Intercostal Plane Block (SPSIPB) in Cardiac Implantable Electronic Device Implantation (CIED): A Prospective, Double-Blind, Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Clinical efficacy of ultrasound-guided serratus posterior superior intercostal plane block in unilateral cervicothoracic myofascial pain syndrome: a retrospective study.BMC anesthesiology · 2026Article
- Evaluating a Novel Regional Technique: Serratus Posterior Superior Intercostal Plane Block Reduces Opioid Consumption and Pain Scores after Breast-conserving Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Turkish journal of anaesthesiology and reanimation · 2026Article
- The efficacy of serratus posterior superior intercostal plane block performed under ultrasound guidance in thoracic postherpetic neuralgia: a retrospective cohort study.BMC anesthesiology · 2026Article
- Comparison of the Effectiveness of Interscalene Nerve Block and Serratus Posterior Superior Intercostal Plane Block in Patients Undergoing Arthroscopic Shoulder Surgery.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Serratus Posterior Superior Intercostal Plane Block and Serratus Anterior Plane Block Compared with Conventional Analgesia for Postoperative Analgesia in Breast Cancer Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of pain research · 2026Article
- Thoracic wall fascial plane blocks: a narrative review for breast, thoracic, and cardiac surgery.Journal of anesthesia, analgesia and critical care · 2025Review
- New interfascial plane block for spine surgery: Serratus posterior superior intercostal plane block.Indian journal of anaesthesia · 2025Article
- Understanding the Anatomy of Posterior Cervical Interfascial Space: Implications for Regional Blocks and Pain Management. A Narrative Review.Pain and therapy · 2025Review
- New kid on the block: Covering neck, shoulder, and chest wall postoperative pain!Indian journal of anaesthesia · 2024Article
- Novel Alternative Block for Scoliosis Surgery: Serratus Posterior Superior Plane Block, Does Not Need to Visualize the Transverse Process.The Eurasian journal of medicine · 2024Article
- Continuous serratus posterior superior intercostal plane block for postoperative analgesia management in the patient who underwent right atrial mass excision: a case report.BMC anesthesiology · 2024Article
- Novel Serratus Posterior Superior Intercostal Plane Block Provided Satisfactory Analgesia after Breast Cancer Surgery: Two Case Reports.Turkish journal of anaesthesiology and reanimation · 2024Article
- Efficacy of serratus posterior superior intercostal plane block (SPSIPB) on post-operative pain and total analgesic consumption in patients undergoing video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS): A double-blinded randomised controlled trial.Indian journal of anaesthesia · 2023Article
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11 authors.
Serkan TulgarAnesthesiology, Samsun University, Samsun, TUR.
Bahadır CiftciAnesthesiology and Reanimation, Istanbul Medipol University, Istanbul, TUR.
Ali AhiskaliogluClinical Research, Development, and Design Application and Research Center, Ataturk University School of Medicine, Erzurum, TUR.
Bora BilalAnesthesiology and Reanimation, Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University, Kahramanmaras, TUR.
Bayram U SakulAnatomy, Istanbul Medipol University, Istanbul, TUR.
Ali O KorkmazAnatomy, Istanbul Medipol University, Istanbul, TUR.
Nureda N BozkurtAnatomy, Istanbul Medipol University, Istanbul, TUR.
Alessandro De CassaiAnesthesiology, University of Padova, Padova, ITA.
Augusto J TorresAnesthesiology and Reanimation, Pain and Healing Center MetroHealth, Cleveland, USA.
Hesham ElsharkawyAnesthesiology, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, USA.
Haci A AliciAlgology, Medipol University Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, TUR.
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Abstract
Background and objective We report a novel block technique aimed to provide thoracic analgesia: the serratus posterior superior intercostal plane (SPSIP) block. Design A cadaveric evaluation along with a retrospective case series evaluating the potential analgesic effect of the SPSIP block. This study included one unembalmed cadaver and five patients. Interventions Bilateral ultrasound-guided SPSIP block was used on cadavers with 30 mL of methylene blue 0.5% on each side; single-injection SPSIP blocks were used in patients. To measure results, dye spread was used in the cadaver, and dermatomal/pain score evaluation was used in patients. Main results Anatomical investigation in one unembalmed cadaver shows that its mechanism of action covers the rhomboid major muscle, erector spinae muscle, the deep fascia of the subscapularis/serratus anterior muscles, and intercostal nerves. In our patients, SPSIP resulted in an almost complete sensory block in the back of the neck, shoulder, and hemithorax. Conclusion Our cadaveric study shows extensive dye spread from C7 to T7. Patients who were administrated SPSIP block reported consistent dermatomal blockade from C3 to T10 levels of the hemitorax. The SPSIP block seems to be a safe, simple, and effective technique for thoracic analgesia.
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