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ReviewJournal of clinical medicine2026

Erector Spinae Plane Block Versus Thoracic Paravertebral Block for Postoperative Analgesia in Thoracic Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized and Observational Studies.

Yoon Ji Choi, Hyun Kang, Sang Hun Kim

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Review in Journal of clinical medicine, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
5citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Yoon Ji ChoiDepartment of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Korea University Ansan Hospital, Korea University College of Medicine, Ansan 15355, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0003-3031-357X
Hyun KangDepartment of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Chung-Ang University College of Medicine, 84 Heukseok-ro, Dongjak-gu, Seoul 06974, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0003-2844-5880
Sang Hun KimDepartment of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Chosun University Hospital, College of Medicine, Chosun University, 365 Pilmun-daero, Dong-gu, Gwangju 61453, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0003-3869-9470

Funding

Chosun University Hospital Management No. 2025-13
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

PubMed holds no abstract for this paper.

Indexed as

erector spinae plane blockmeta-analysispostoperative analgesiathoracic paravertebral blockthoracic surgery

Identifiers

PMID41753058
PMCPMC12942579

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