Effect of Erector Spinae (ESP) Block on Opioid Reduction and Enhanced Recovery After Posterior Cervical Spine Surgery
Status:
Recruiting
Trial end date:
2022-03-30
Target enrollment:
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Summary
Patients undergoing spine surgery frequently experience significant pain after surgery. This
can limit patient activity and hinder rehabilitation. If inadequately treated, severe pain
can result in emotional and psychological distress and ultimately impact long-term function,
and increase the risk of developing pain that lasts longer than six months associated with
depression, anxiety and disability.
More specifically, Erector Spinae Plane (ESP) block is a recently described plane block
designed to block the dorsal and ventral rami of the thoracic spinal nerves. It has shown to
be an effective modality for postoperative pain management as a part of multimodal analgesia
in spinal surgery.