Trial reportBMC anesthesiology2023
Effects of ultrasound-guided erector spinae plane block on postoperative acute pain and chronic post-surgical pain in patients underwent video-assisted thoracoscopic lobectomy: a prospective randomized, controlled trial.
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- 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
- Erector spinae plane block reduces postoperative nausea and vomiting: a systematic review and meta-analysis of 44 randomized trials.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Pooled it
- Liposomal bupivacaine in thoracic paravertebral nerve block for postoperative analgesia following video-assisted thoracoscopic lobectomy: a prospective, double-blind, randomized controlled trial.BMC anesthesiology · 2026Trial
- Application of erector spinae plane block and thoracic paravertebral block in thoracoscopic lobectomy.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Trial
- Effect of Continuous Erector Spinae Plane Block on Postoperative Recovery in Patients Undergoing Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery: A Prospective, Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial.Current medical science · 2024Trial
- Comparison of erector spinae plane block and serratus anterior plane block for postoperative analgesia in uniportal thoracoscopic lobectomy: a randomized controlled trial.BMC anesthesiology · 2023Trial
- Patient-reported outcomes, postoperative pain and pain relief after day-case surgery (POPPY): chronic post-surgical pain prevalence and associations.Anaesthesia · 2026Article
- Postoperative pain score and infection risk in lung cancer resection: a propensity score-matching study.American journal of translational research · 2026Article
- Bayesian Network Meta-Analysis of Postoperative Analgesic Techniques in Thoracoscopic Lung Resection Patients.Pain and therapy · 2025Review
- Incidence and risk factors for postoperative nausea and vomiting following video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery: a prospective observational study.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Article
- The Application of Erector Spinae Plane Block in Chronic Pain Management: From Anatomical Mechanisms to Clinical Innovations.Journal of pain research · 2025Review
- Ultrasound-guided fascial plane blocks in chronic pain: a narrative review.Journal of anesthesia, analgesia and critical care · 2024Review
- Deep learning models for the prediction of acute postoperative pain in PACU for video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery.BMC medical research methodology · 2024Observational
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- The Analgesic Mechanism and Recent Clinical Application of Erector Spinae Plane Block: A Narrative Review.Journal of pain research · 2024Review
- A Novel Approach in Treating Phantom Limb Pain Using Erector Spinae Plane Block.Acta medica Philippina · 2024Article
- Continuous erector spinae plane block for robotic-assisted thoracic surgery in lung cancer: a dual-center retrospective propensity-score weighted cohort study.Brazilian journal of anesthesiology (Elsevier)Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo investigate the effects of ultrasound-guided erector spinae plane block (ESPB) on acute and chronic post-surgical pain in patients underwent video-assisted thoracoscopic lobectomy.
methodsA total of 94 patients, who underwent elective unilateral video-assisted thoracoscopic lobotomy from August 2021 to December 2021 were randomly divided into general anesthesia group (group A, n = 46) and ESPB combined with general anesthesia group (group B, n = 48) by computer. Patient controlled intravenous analgesia(PCIA) was performed in both groups after operation. The numerical rating scale(NRS) of rest and cough pain at post anesthesia care unit(PACU), 2 h, 6 h, 12 h, 24 and 48 h after operation, frequency of PCIA in 24 h after operation, frequency of rescue analgesia, patient satisfaction, adverse reactions and complications were recorded in the two groups. Incidence of chronic pain at 3 months and 6 months after operation, the effect of daily life and rating of chronic pain management measures were recorded in the two groups.
resultsCompared with group A, rest and cough NRS score at 2 h, 6 h, 12 h, 24 and 48 h after surgery, frequency of PCIA use at 24 h after surgery, frequency of rescue analgesia were significantly decreased in group B (P < 0.05). There was no significant difference in NRS scores of rest and cough at PACU after operation between 2 groups after surgery at post anesthesia care unit (P > 0.05). There were no significant differences in the incidence of postoperative chronic pain between the 2 groups(P > 0.05);The effect of postoperative chronic pain on daily life and pain management measures in group B were significantly lower than those in group A(P < 0.05). Compared with group A, patients in group B had higher satisfaction degree, lower incidence of postoperative nausea and vomiting(PONV), and lower incidence of agitation during anesthesia recovery (P < 0.05). There were no pneumothorax, hematoma and toxicity of local anesthetic in the 2 groups.
conclusionUltrasound-guided erector spinae plane block can significantly reduce acute post-surgical pain, can not reduce the incidence of chronic post-surgical pain, but can significantly reduce the severity of chronic pain in patients underwent video-assisted thoracoscopic lobectomy.
trial registrationChiCTR2100050313,date of registration:26/08/2021.
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