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ArticleGlobal spine journal2025

Comparison Between Relative Efficacy of Erector Spinae Plane Block and Caudal Epidural Block for Postoperative Analgesia in Lumbar Fusion Surgery- A Prospective Randomized Controlled Study.

Yogin Patel, Karthik Ramachandran, Ajoy Prasad Shetty, Sekar Chelliah, Balavenkat Subramanian, Rishi Mugesh Kanna, Rajasekaran Shanmuganathan

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Article in Global spine journal, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06336161 (Comparison Between Ultrasound-Guided Erector Spinae Plane Block Versus Ultrasound-Guided Caudal Injection in Lumbosacral Spine Surgeries for Postoperative Pain Management), which is not on this map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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NCT06336161 naunknown statusnot on this map

Comparison Between Ultrasound-Guided Erector Spinae Plane Block Versus Ultrasound-Guided Caudal Injection in Lumbosacral Spine Surgeries for Postoperative Pain Management

TypeinterventionalSponsorAl-Azhar UniversityRan2024 to 2025Enrolled80ConditionsPostoperative PainArmsFentanyl
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7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Yogin PatelDepartment of Spine Surgery, Ganga Medical Centre and Hospitals Pvt. Ltd., Coimbatore, India.
Karthik RamachandranDepartment of Spine Surgery, Ganga Medical Centre and Hospitals Pvt. Ltd., Coimbatore, India.ORCID 0000-0001-8194-4721
Ajoy Prasad ShettyDepartment of Spine Surgery, Ganga Medical Centre and Hospitals Pvt. Ltd., Coimbatore, India.ORCID 0000-0001-5885-7152
Sekar ChelliahDepartment of Anesthesia, Ganga Medical Centre and Hospitals Pvt. Ltd., Coimbatore, India.
Balavenkat SubramanianDepartment of Anesthesia, Ganga Medical Centre and Hospitals Pvt. Ltd., Coimbatore, India.
Rishi Mugesh KannaDepartment of Spine Surgery, Ganga Medical Centre and Hospitals Pvt. Ltd., Coimbatore, India.ORCID 0000-0001-5817-4909
Rajasekaran ShanmuganathanDepartment of Spine Surgery, Ganga Medical Centre and Hospitals Pvt. Ltd., Coimbatore, India.ORCID 0000-0001-6043-006X
Ganga Hospital · IN

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Abstract

STUDY

designProspective, randomized controlled double-blinded study.

objectiveTo compare the relative efficacy of ultrasound-guided ESPB and CEB for postoperative analgesia after a single-level lumbar fusion surgery and compared it with conventional multimodal analgesia.

methods81 patients requiring single-level lumbar fusion surgery were randomly allocated into 3 groups (ESPB group, CEB group, and the control group). Demographic and surgical data (blood loss, duration of surgery, perioperative total opioid consumption, muscle relaxants used) were assessed. Postoperatively, the surgical site pain, alertness scale, satisfaction score, time to mobilization, and complications were recorded.

resultsThe total opioid consumption in the first 24 hours was significantly lower in both the block groups than in the control group (103.70 ± 13.34 vs 105 ± 16.01 vs 142.59 ± 40.91mcg;

conclusionBoth ESPB and CEB produce adequate postoperative analgesia after lumbar fusion however the duration of action was significantly longer in the ESPB group with relatively shorter surgical time and lesser blood loss compared to the CEB group.

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caudal epidural blockerector spinae plane blocklumbar fusionmultimodal analgesiapostoperative analgesiapre-emptive analgesia

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PMCPMC11877558
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