Surgical vs ultrasound-guided lumbar erector spinae plane block for pain management following lumbar spinal fusion surgery.
Ahmet KacirogluMursel EkinciHande Gurbuz AytulukEmre UlusoyMehmet Ali EkiciÖzgür DoganBirzat Emre GolboyuSelcuk AlverBahadır CiftciPublished in: European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society (2024)
While both surgical and ultrasound-guided ESP blocks reduced opioid consumption compared to the controls, the patients who received ultrasound-guided ESP blocks experienced better postsurgical pain relief than those in the other groups (surgical ESP and controls).