Ultrasound guided low thoracic erector spinae plane block for management of acute herpes zoster

Comparison of ultrasound-guided lumbar erector spinae plane block and transmuscular quadratus lumborum block for postoperative analgesia in hip and proximal femur surgery: A prospective randomized feasibility study

“…[ 3 5 8 12 ] Despite its recent description in literature, ESPB is reported to be used in both adults and children, and many new indications have been described. [ 21 22 23 24 ]…”

“…QLB-t is another recently described and popular peripheral nerve block. There are limited case reports regarding the use of QLB-t[ 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 ] and there is only one clinical study reporting the use of QLB-t as part of multimodal analgesia in hip surgery. [ 31 ] Our study has demonstrated that when compared with a control group, QLB-t decreases analgesia requirement.…”

Evaluation of the Efficacy of Erector Spinae Plane Block and Intercostal Nerve Block in the Postherpetic Neuralgia

“…It can be an alternative method for the management of thoracic neuropathic pain since it is easier to apply and theoretically safer than other techniques when applied under USG guidance and its efficiency has been proven in many case reports. [6,12,13] Although the risk of complications seems to be lower in ESP block compared to other blocks used in the treatment of PHN such as intercostal block and paravertebral block, there is no randomized controlled trial in the literature that proves its efficacy and safety in this indication. Therefore, potential risks such as pneumothorax, hematoma, and local anesthetic toxicity should not be ignored.…”

“…Antiviral, gabapentinoids, and analgesics were reported to be continued after the block procedure. [14] In a study by Alici et al, [12] ESP block was performed with a mixture of 40 mL of bupivacaine, methylprednisolone, and lidocaine in a patient with an NRS score of 10, who was diagnosed with herpes zoster two weeks ago and had T10-S2 dermatomes involvement, and authors reported that cure was achieved without the need for additional analgesics for two months. Tekin et al [15] performed a high thoracic ESP block for acute herpes zoster pain involving the cervicothoracic and shoulder region by using the mixture of 10 mL 2% lidocaine, 10 mL 0.25% bupivacaine and 40 mg methylprednisolone acetate to block the C3-T6 dermatomes.…”

Erector spinae plane block as a rescue therapy for uncontrolled pain after laparotomic surgery: A report of two cases

“…It consists of an injection of local anaesthetic inside the ESP. ESP block has been used both for acute[ 2 ] and chronic[ 1 ] pain therapy, for thoracic[ 1 3 ] and abdominal surgery[ 4 ] and its indications are constantly increasing. The proposed sites of action of the block are both the spinal rami in the ESP[ 1 ] and the paravertebral space.…”