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Assessing the Efficacy of High Thoracic Erector Spinae Plane Block for Arthroscopic Shoulder Surgery

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July 2021

Assessing the Efficacy of High Thoracic Erector Spinae Plane Block for Arthroscopic Shoulder Surgery

Vol: 47| Issue: 1| Number:3| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:1
Journal Level of Evidence:1

High Thoracic Erector Spinae Plane Block for Arthroscopic Shoulder Surgery: A Randomized Prospective Double-Blind Study

Pain Med. 2021 Apr 20;22(4): 776-783.

Contributing Authors:
B Ciftci M Ekinci BE Gölboyu F Kapukaya YO Atalay E Kuyucu Y Demiraran

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Synopsis

Sixty-one patients scheduled for an arthroscopic shoulder surgery under general anesthesia were randomized to receive an erector spinae plane block at the T2 vertebrae (n=31) or a sham block with normal saline (n=30) for post-operative pain control. Primary outcomes of interest were peri-operative and post-operative opioid consumption. Secondary outcomes of interest included post-operative pain sc...

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