Jing-Yang Liou, Hsin-Yi Wang, Yu-Cheng Yao, Po-Hsin Chou, Chun-Sung Sung, Wei-Nung Teng, Fu-Wei Su, Mei-Yung Tsou, Chien-Kun Ting, Chun-Liang Lo
BACKGROUND CONTEXT: Postoperative pain control following spine surgery can be difficult. The Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) programs use multimodal approaches to manage postoperative pain. While an erector spinae plane block (ESPB) is commonly utilized, the ideal distance for injection from the incision, referred to as the ES (ESPB to mid-surgical level) distance, remains undetermined. PURPOSE: We evaluated the impact of varying ES distances for ESPB on Numerical Rating Scale (NRS) measures of postoperative pain within the ERAS protocol...
April 12, 2024: Spine Journal: Official Journal of the North American Spine Society