ReviewCureus2023
The Use of Erector Spinae Plane Block Reduces Opioid Consumption and Pain Score in Postoperative Period After Hip Surgery: A Meta-Analysis.
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7 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- The efficacy and safety of peripheral nerve blocks for postoperative analgesia following total hip arthroplasty: a network meta-analysis.BMC anesthesiology · 2025Pooled it
- Erector spinae plane block (ESPB) vs. pericapsular nerve group (PENG) block in total hip arthroplasty in elderly patients: a randomized, double-blinded, controlled trial.Anaesthesiology intensive therapy · 2025Trial
- Lumbar Erector Spinae Plane Block versus Pericapsular Nerve Group Block for Hip Replacement Surgery: A Narrative Review.Current pain and headache reports · 2026Review
- Comparison of ultrasound-guided suprainguinal fascia iliaca block and lumbar erector spinae plane block in hip fracture: A single-blind randomized controlled trial.Turkish journal of surgery · 2026Article
- The Effect of Unilateral Erector Spinae Plane Block With Dexmedetomidine as an Additive Versus Intrathecal Morphine on Early Mobilization After Total Hip Replacement Under Spinal Anesthesia in Cairo University Hospitals: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Anesthesiology research and practice · 2026Article
- Peripheral Nerve Blocks for Hip Fractures.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Review
- Regional anesthesia for hip surgery: A review of current approaches and their application to clinical practice.Saudi journal of anaesthesiaReview
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Abstract
Erector spinae plane block (ESPB) is a relatively new regional anesthesia block that has been used in thoracic and abdominal surgeries with variable success. ESPB can easily be administered using an ultrasound technique with a safer profile. Recently, there have been few randomized controlled trials (RCTs) regarding the role of ESPB in hip surgeries. A current meta-analysis was done to evaluate the role of ESPB block in controlling postoperative pain after hip surgeries. PRISMA guidelines were followed to perform this meta-analysis. We used online databases including Science Direct, PubMed, Google Scholar, and Cochrane Library. This review was registered with the International Prospective Register of Systematic Reviews (PROSPERO) database as ID-CRD42023445516 in July 2023. We included studies that reported opioid use, pain control after surgery, and side effects associated with ESPB for hip surgeries. The ReviewManager software, i.e., RevMan for Mac 5.4 (Cochrane Collaboration, Oxford, UK), was utilized to conduct this meta-analysis. We included five RCTs during this meta-analysis. Our results demonstrated that the use of ESPB in hip surgery caused a significant decrease in 24-hour postoperative opioid consumption (p=0.02). ESPB also resulted in a significant decrease in pain scores up to nine hours postoperatively (p<0.05).
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