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Ultrasound-Guided Erector Spinae Block After Lumbar Spinal Fusion Surgery

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July 2024

Ultrasound-Guided Erector Spinae Block After Lumbar Spinal Fusion Surgery

Vol: 306| Issue: 7| Number:68| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:1
Journal Level of Evidence:1

The efficacy of ultrasound-guided erector spinae plane block (ESPB) versus freehand ESPB in postoperative pain management after lumbar spinal fusion surgery: a randomized, non-inferiority trial.

Eur Spine J . 2024 Mar;33(3):1081-1088.

Contributing Authors:
A Mirkheshti P Raji K Komlakh S Salimi A Shakeri

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Fifty-eight patients with lumbar spinal fusion surgery were randomized to receive either ultrasound-guided erector spinae plane block (ESPB; n=29) or freehand ESPB (n=29). The primary outcome of interest was the total amount of morphine consumed during the first 24 hours following surgery. Secondary outcomes included numerical rating scale (NRS) pain scores at various time points within the first ...

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