Erector Spinae Plane Block Analgesia for Lumbar Spine Fusion Surgery

Can Bilateral Erector Spinae Plane Block Minimize Perioprative Opioid Consumption and Provide Satisfactory Analgesia for Lumbar Spine Fusion Surgery? A Randomized Controlled Study

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of a bilateral ultrasound guided erector spinae plane block on the pain scores and opoid utiliziation in fusion surgery of the lumbar spine.

Inclusion Criteria:

• American Society of Anesthesiologists class I-III adult patients
• BMI less than or equal 35 kg/m2

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patient refusal
• unable to give consent
• age < 18 or > 65
• BMI more than 35 kg/m2
• known allergy to the study medication
• coagulopathies or on anticoagulant medications
• hepatic insufficiency
• renal insufficiency
• chronic opioid use