The erector spinae plane block: a narrative review.

The objective of this review is to analyze the articles published to date related to the ESP block. We perform a search in the main databases and identify 368 articles. After a selection of the relevant articles, finally, the studies included in the review were 125. The ESP block is performed by depositing the local anesthetic in the fascial plane, deeper than ESM at the tip of the transverse process of the vertebra. Cases of its use have been described with satisfactory results in both acute pain and chronic pain. The applicability of the technique covers a large number of clinical scenarios. As described in the articles published up to now, it seems an easy technique to perform and with a low rate of complications. Despite being a technique that seems to be very effective in many situations, more studies are necessary to have more evidence in this regard. PMID: 30886130 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Korean Journal of Anesthesiology - Category: Anesthesiology Tags: Korean J Anesthesiol Source Type: research