Efficacy of ultrasound guided bilateral single shot erector spinae plane block for post-operative analgesia in patients undergoing lumbar spine surgery

Abstract

Severe postoperative pain following the lumbar spine surgery is a cause of significant morbidity, increased analgesic usage, and delayed discharge. With the present case series of 15 patients, we want to explore the efficacy of preincisional single-shot bilateral ultrasound-guided erector spinae plane block at L2 vertebrae level for postoperative analgesia in patients undergoing lumbar spine surgeries.

Keywords

• erector spinae plane block
• lumbar spine surgery
• postoperative analgesia
• ultrasound guided