ReviewJournal of pain research2023
Efficacy and Safety of Erector Spinae Plane Block for Perioperative Pain Management in Lumbar Spinal Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.
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- Efficacy of Erector Spinae Plane Block on Analgesic Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Metabolic Surgery: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.Obesity surgery · 2025Pooled it
- Erector spinae plane block improves postoperative analgesia and pulmonary function recovery after thoracoscopic lobectomy: a retrospective cohort study.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Article
- Analgesic effects of bilateral ultrasound-guided erector spinae plane block versus patient controlled intravenous analgesia in correction surgery for idiopathic scoliosis: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.Perioperative medicine (London, England) · 2025Article
- 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
- Clinical practice guidelines for postoperative pain management in adults (2024 edition).Journal of anesthesia and translational medicine · 2025Review
- 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
- Efficacy of Erector Spinae Plane Block for Pain Management after Hip Surgery: A Narrative Review.Current pain and headache reports · 2025Review
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- Non-efficacy of ultrasound-guided erector spinae plane block in postoperative analgesia of non-instrumented spine surgery: a randomized, double-blind, controlled trial.Brain & spine · 2025Article
- Intramuscular quadratus lumborum block can be a good analgesic option for lumbar spine surgery.JA clinical reports · 2024Article
- The Analgesic Mechanism and Recent Clinical Application of Erector Spinae Plane Block: A Narrative Review.Journal of pain research · 2024Review
- Efficacy of erector spine plane block in two different approaches to lumbar spinal fusion surgery: a retrospective pilot study.Frontiers in medicine · 2024Article
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Abstract
Background: Since the application of ultrasound-guided erector spinae plane block (ESPB) in 2016, the approach has been gradually applied to perioperative analgesia in various surgeries. In recent years, more and more studies have focused on the effect of ESPB in perioperative analgesia of lumbar spinal surgery, but its clinical effect remains controversial. Objective: This systematic review and meta-analysis was designed to explore the efficacy and safety of ESPB used for perioperative pain management in lumbar spinal surgery. Methods: The Pubmed, Web of Science, Cochrane Library, and EMBASE databases were comprehensively searched for relevant articles from inception to March 2022. Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) comparing ESPB with placebo or without ESPB in lumbar spinal surgery were included. The Review Manager 5.3 software was employed for this meta-analysis. Results: Nineteen RCTs with 1381 participants were included for final analysis. ESPB group exhibited lower intraoperative consumption of sufentanil and remifentanil, lower total opioid consumption within 24 h and 48 h after surgery, lower incidence of rescue analgesia, longer time to first rescue analgesic and lower number of PCA button presses compared to the control group ( Conclusion: This meta-analysis demonstrated that ESPB used in lumbar spinal surgery was effective in relieving postoperative pain, decreasing the perioperative consumption of opioids, as well as decreasing the incidence of postoperative opioid-related adverse reactions.
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