Erector spinae muscle block

Is high dose lumbar erector spinae plane block safe? ¹⁾.

Erector spinae muscle block can be used in multimodal analgesia practice in order to reduce opioid consumption and relieve acute postoperative pain in patients undergoing open lumbar decompression surgery ²⁾.

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18: Balaban O, Aydin T, Yaman M. Is ultrasound guided erector spinae plane block sufficient for surgical anesthesia in minor surgery at thoracal region? J Clin Anesth. 2018 Jun;47:7-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2018.02.012. Epub 2018 Mar 6. PubMed PMID: 29522967.

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20: Tulgar S, Senturk O. Ultrasound guided low thoracic erector spinae plane block for postoperative analgesia in radical retropubic prostatectomy, a new indication. J Clin Anesth. 2018 Jun;47:4. doi: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2018.02.013. Epub 2018 Mar 5. PubMed PMID: 29518667.

21: Ueshima H, Hiroshi O. Transapical transcatheter aortic valve implantation performed with an erector spinae plane block. J Clin Anesth. 2018 May;46:84. doi: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2018.02.001. Epub 2018 Feb 3. PubMed PMID: 29414628.

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30: Ueshima H, Hiroshi O. Spread of local anesthetic solution in the erector spinae plane block. J Clin Anesth. 2018 Mar;45:23. doi: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2017.12.007. Epub 2017 Dec 16. PubMed PMID: 29258057.

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43: Ueshima H, Otake H. Similarities Between the Retrolaminar and Erector Spinae Plane Blocks. Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2017 Jan/Feb;42(1):123-124. doi: 10.1097/AAP.0000000000000526. PubMed PMID: 27997492.

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