Effectiveness of Ultrasound-Guided Erector Spinae Plane Block for Postoperative Pain Control in Open Knee Surgeries

Summary

To estimate the efficacy of the ultrasound guided ESP block for postoperative pain control in open knee surgeries under general anesthesia.

Timeline

Start

2025-03-01

Primary completion

2025-04

Completion

2025-04

Publications

• Results Singelyn FJ, Deyaert M, Joris D, Pendeville E, Gouverneur JM. Effects of intravenous patient-controlled analgesia with morphine, continuous epidural analgesia, and continuous three-in-one block on postoperative pain and knee rehabilitation after unilateral total knee arthroplasty. Anesth Analg. 1998 Jul;87(1):88-92. doi: 10.1097/00000539-199807000-00019.
• Results Kehlet H. Postoperative pain relief--what is the issue? Br J Anaesth. 1994 Apr;72(4):375-8. doi: 10.1093/bja/72.4.375. No abstract available.
• Results Maheshwari AV, Blum YC, Shekhar L, Ranawat AS, Ranawat CS. Multimodal pain management after total hip and knee arthroplasty at the Ranawat Orthopaedic Center. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2009 Jun;467(6):1418-23. doi: 10.1007/s11999-009-0728-7. Epub 2009 Feb 13.
• Results Sinatra RS, Torres J, Bustos AM. Pain management after major orthopaedic surgery: current strategies and new concepts. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2002 Mar-Apr;10(2):117-29. doi: 10.5435/00124635-200203000-00007.
• Results Chelly JE, Greger J, Gebhard R, Coupe K, Clyburn TA, Buckle R, Criswell A. Continuous femoral blocks improve recovery and outcome of patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty. J Arthroplasty. 2001 Jun;16(4):436-45. doi: 10.1054/arth.2001.23622.
• Results Forero M, Adhikary SD, Lopez H, Tsui C, Chin KJ. The Erector Spinae Plane Block: A Novel Analgesic Technique in Thoracic Neuropathic Pain. Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2016 Sep-Oct;41(5):621-7. doi: 10.1097/AAP.0000000000000451.
• Results Chin KJ, Adhikary S, Sarwani N, Forero M. The analgesic efficacy of pre-operative bilateral erector spinae plane (ESP) blocks in patients having ventral hernia repair. Anaesthesia. 2017 Apr;72(4):452-460. doi: 10.1111/anae.13814. Epub 2017 Feb 11.
• Results Ayub A, Talawar P, Gupta SK, Kumar R, Alam A. Erector spinae plane block: A safe, simple and effective alternative for knee surgery. Anaesth Intensive Care. 2019 Sep;47(5):469-471. doi: 10.1177/0310057X19877655. Epub 2019 Nov 4. No abstract available.
• Results Karmakar MK, Ho AM, Li X, Kwok WH, Tsang K, Ngan Kee WD. Ultrasound-guided lumbar plexus block through the acoustic window of the lumbar ultrasound trident. Br J Anaesth. 2008 Apr;100(4):533-7. doi: 10.1093/bja/aen026.
• Results Weller R, Rosenblum M, Conard P, Gross JB. Comparison of epidural and patient-controlled intravenous morphine following joint replacement surgery. Can J Anaesth. 1991 Jul;38(5):582-6. doi: 10.1007/BF03008188.

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