Efficacy of erector spinae plane block for postoperative analgesia after liver surgeries: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Data on the effectiveness of erector spinae plane block (ESPB) for patients undergoing liver surgeries is limited and inconclusive. We hereby aimed to systematically review if ESPB can provide adequate analgesia after liver surgery.

Methods

PubMed, CENTRAL, Scopus, Embase, and gray literature were examined up to 25th April 2023 for randomized controlled trials (RCTs) comparing ESPB with control or spinal analgesia.

Results

Nine RCTs were included of which three compared ESPB with spinal analgesia. 24-hour opioid consumption did not differ significantly between ESPB vs. control (MD: -35.25 95% CI: -77.01, 6.52 I² = 99%) or ESPB vs. spinal analgesia (MD: 2.32 95% CI: -6.12, 10.77 I² = 91%). Comparing pain scores between ESPB and control,

SUBMITTER: Qian J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11264924 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature