ReviewSaudi journal of anaesthesia
Fascial plane blocks as the main anesthetic method: A narrative review.
Review in Saudi journal of anaesthesia. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07607262 (Comparison of the Effects of Recto-Intercostal Plane Block and External Oblique Intercostal Plane Block on Postoperative Analgesia in Patients Undergoing Elective Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy), which is not on this map. Cited by 13 papers.
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Comparison of the Effects of Recto-Intercostal Plane Block and External Oblique Intercostal Plane Block on Postoperative Analgesia in Patients Undergoing Elective Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
Who cites it
13 citing papers in PubMed.
- Efficacy of ultrasound-guided recto-intercostal fascial plane block for postoperative analgesia in laparoscopic cholecystectomy: a randomized controlled trial.Surgical endoscopy · 2026Trial
- Evaluation of the analgesic efficacy of ultrasound-guided bilateral high-volume recto-intercostal plane block in laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy: a prospective randomized controlled trial.BMC anesthesiology · 2026Trial
- Regional Anaesthesia Techniques in Liver and Kidney Transplantation: A Narrative Review in Donors and Recipients.Turkish journal of anaesthesiology and reanimation · 2026Article
- The Role of Interfascial Plane Blocks in the Analgesia Management of High-risk Patients in Intensive Care Unit: M-TAPA and Pecto-intercostal Fascial Block after Simultaneous Liver Transplant Recipient and Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Surgery.Turkish journal of anaesthesiology and reanimation · 2026Article
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- The efficacy of serratus posterior superior intercostal plane block performed under ultrasound guidance in thoracic postherpetic neuralgia: a retrospective cohort study.BMC anesthesiology · 2026Article
- Lumbar Erector Spinae Plane Block as a Main Anesthetic Technique versus Spinal Anesthesia Combined with PENG Block for Urgent Intertrochanteric Fracture Surgery in Elderly Patients: Preliminary Results from a Multicenter Pilot Study.Local and regional anesthesia · 2026Article
- A narrative review on fascial plane blocks - Part A: Anatomical foundations and mechanistic insights.Indian journal of anaesthesia · 2026Review
- A narrative review on fascial plane blocks - Part B: Clinical applications, practical considerations, and future directions.Indian journal of anaesthesia · 2026Review
- Analgesic efficacy of erector spinae plane block compared with paravertebral block in children: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials.Indian journal of anaesthesia · 2026Article
- Thoracic wall fascial plane blocks: a narrative review for breast, thoracic, and cardiac surgery.Journal of anesthesia, analgesia and critical care · 2025Review
- Fascial plane blocks in the era of modern regional anesthesia: shaping the future of pain management.Journal of anesthesia, analgesia and critical care · 2025Article
- Ultrasound-guided erector spinae plane block versus modified thoracolumbar interfascial plane block in lumbar spine surgeries: A randomized controlled trial.Saudi journal of anaesthesiaArticle
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Abstract
This narrative review evaluates the efficacy of fascial plane blocks (FPB) as sole anesthetic method for surgery. Particularly in selected high-risk patients, fascial plane blocks may be a more useful and convenient option than general anesthesia or neuraxial anesthesia. In recent years, with the use of ultrasound, newly defined FPBs have emerged and these techniques have become popular. There are case reports in the literature reporting the use of these blocks for anesthesia, but clinical studies are limited and clinicians may be undecided about which block or combination to apply in which case. In this narrative review, which is the first in this field in the literature, we aimed to discuss the use of FPBs and which combinations can be used in which incisions and which surgeries.
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