The effect of bilateral ultrasound-guided erector spinae plane block on postoperative pain control in idiopathic scoliosis patients undergoing posterior spine fusion surgery: study protocol of a randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Posterior spinal fusion (PSF) for the correction of idiopathic scoliosis is associated with severe postoperative pain. Erector spinae plane block (ESPB) has been proposed to provide analgesia and reduce opioid consumption. We aimed to investigate the effect of bilateral ultrasound-guided single-shot ESPB on postoperative analgesia in pediatric patients undergoing PSF.

Methods

This double-blinded, randomized controlled trial will enroll 74 AIS patients undergoing elective PSF. Participants will be assigned to the ESPB group or control group at a 1:1 ratio. Patients in the ESPB group will receive ultrasound-guided bilateral ESPB preoperatively, and patients in the control group received sham ESPB using normal saline. The primary joint endpoints are the area under th

SUBMITTER: Gao J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11265167 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature