Erector spinae plane block for posterior spine fusion in children

Raghuraman M Sethuraman; Geetha SoundaryaUdayakumar; Gayathri Ramesh; Kailash Sarathy

doi:10.1186/s13063-024-08595-8

Erector spinae plane block for posterior spine fusion in children

Trials. 2024 Dec 18;25(1):828. doi: 10.1186/s13063-024-08595-8.

Authors

Raghuraman M Sethuraman¹, Geetha SoundaryaUdayakumar², Gayathri Ramesh², Kailash Sarathy³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Anesthesiology, Sree Balaji Medical College & Hospital, BIHER, #7, Works Road, New Colony, Chromepet, Chennai, 600044, India. [email protected].
² Department of Anesthesiology, Sree Balaji Medical College & Hospital, BIHER, #7, Works Road, New Colony, Chromepet, Chennai, 600044, India.
³ Department of Pediatric Orthopedics, Kanchi Kamakoti Child Trust Hospital, Chennai, India.

Abstract

This manuscript, a Letter to the Editor, is in response to the study protocol that intended to analyze the effect of the erector spinae plane block (ESPB) in pediatric patients undergoing posterior spinal fusion (PSF) for the correction of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS). A few concerns regarding that protocol are raised here.

Keywords: Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis; Erector spinae plane block; Posterior spinal fusion.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Anesthetics, Local / administration & dosage
Child
Humans
Nerve Block* / methods
Pain, Postoperative / etiology
Pain, Postoperative / prevention & control
Paraspinal Muscles* / innervation
Scoliosis* / surgery
Spinal Fusion* / adverse effects
Spinal Fusion* / methods
Treatment Outcome

Substances

Anesthetics, Local