Efficacy of Erector Spinae Plane Block in Pediatric Scoliosis Surgery
There is moderate evidence suggesting ESP blocks are effective in improving postoperative pain and reducing opioid requirements in pediatric patients undergoing posterior spinal fusion. These findings support the integration of ESP blocks into multimodal analgesia protocols for pediatric scoliosis correction.
Authors
- Austin C. Kaidi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4434-6033)
- Michael Mazzucco (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8443-7936)
- Mihir S. Dekhne (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0546-5566)
- Sampson B. Sarpong
- Sereen Halayqeh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1603-075X)
- Samuel McGowen
- Tejas Subramanian
- Francis C. Lovecchio
- Amrit Subramanian
- Max Zhukovsky
- Eric Zhao
Institutions
- Hospital for Special Surgery (US)
- Cornell University (US)
- Weill Cornell Medicine (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Clinical Spine Surgery A Spine Publication
- Published
- 2025-12-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/bsd.0000000000001959
- Primary Topic
- Anesthesia and Pain Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00