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ArticleClinical and experimental emergency medicine2024

Erector spinae plane block for intractable, nonsurgical abdominal pain: a scoping review.

Ashley Meyer, Campbell Belisle Haley, Eisa Razzak, Amanda Dos Santos, Kyle Dornhofer, Edmund Hsu, Soheil Saadat, John Christian Fox, Megan Guy

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Article in Clinical and experimental emergency medicine, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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3 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Ashley MeyerUniversity of California, Irvine, School of Medicine, Irvine, CA, USA.
Campbell Belisle HaleyDepartment of Emergency Medicine, University of California, Irvine, Orange, CA, USA.
Eisa RazzakStritch School of Medicine, Loyola University Chicago, Maywood, IL, USA.
Amanda Dos SantosDepartment of Emergency Medicine, University of California, Irvine, Orange, CA, USA.
Kyle DornhoferDepartment of Emergency Medicine, University of California, Irvine, Orange, CA, USA.
Edmund HsuDepartment of Emergency Medicine, University of California, Irvine, Orange, CA, USA.
Soheil SaadatDepartment of Emergency Medicine, University of California, Irvine, Orange, CA, USA.
John Christian FoxDepartment of Emergency Medicine, University of California, Irvine, Orange, CA, USA.
Megan GuyDepartment of Emergency Medicine, University of California, Irvine, Orange, CA, USA.
University of California, Irvine · USLoyola University Chicago · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Abdominal pain is one of the most common presenting chief complaints in the emergency department. Erector spinae plane block (ESPB) is an ultrasound-guided nerve block with proven effectiveness in treating visceral and somatic abdominal pain. Despite the increasing popularity of ESPB, its role in the management of nonsurgical abdominal pain has not yet been characterized. Our scoping review aims to synthesize current knowledge on the safety and efficacy of ESPB in the management of patients experiencing intractable, nonsurgical abdominal pain. We searched PubMed and Scopus to evaluate the existing literature on ESPB for nonsurgical abdominal pain. A total of 14 journal articles were included: 12 case-based studies, one systematic review, and one narrative review. All cases described the successful use of ESPB in treating abdominal pain refractory to oral or intravenous analgesic medications, and no complications were reported in any cases. This scoping review provides support for the use of ESPB to manage intractable, nonsurgical abdominal pain. ESPB has demonstrated efficacy in alleviating various conditions such as functional abdominal pain, renal colic, pancreatitis, herpetic pain, and cancer-related pain. Theoretical risks such as pneumothorax, bleeding, and infection are possible, although the studies reviewed did not report such complications.

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Abdominal painConduction anesthesiaDiagnostic imagingErector spinae plane blockNerve block

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PMID38485263
PMCPMC11700692
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