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Erector Spinae Plane Block vs Opioids for Postoperative Analgesia Following Lumbar Spine Surgery

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July 2023

Erector Spinae Plane Block vs Opioids for Postoperative Analgesia Following Lumbar Spine Surgery

Vol: 303| Issue: 7| Number:7| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:1
Journal Level of Evidence:1

Erector spinae plane block for perioperative pain management in neurosurgical lower-thoracic and lumbar spinal fusion: a single-centre prospective randomised controlled trial.

BMC Anesthesiol . 2023 May 30;23(1):187.

Contributing Authors:
D Bellantonio G Bolondi F Cultrera G Lofrese L Mongardi L Gobbi A Sica C Bergamini L Viola A Togn?? L Tosatto E Russo DP Santonastaso V Agnoletti

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Thirty patients undergoing surgery for neurosurgical lower-thoracic and lumbar spinal fusion were randomized to receive either an erector spinae block with opioid-based analgesia (ESPB; n=15) or opioid-based analgesia alone (n=15). The primary outcome of interest was morphine consumption measured using patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) at 48 hours. Secondary outcomes included fentanyl consumption...

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