Being present, being seen, and being effective: three concepts that may confuse us
Istenič et al provide elegant quantitative evidence that bupivacaine spreads anisotropically in fresh muscle and traverses fascial layers with an exponential decay compatible with diffusion—an important mechanistic contribution to understanding interfascial plane blocks.[1][1] However, their
Authors
- Xavier Sala-Blanch
- Pierre Goffin
Institutions
- Centre Hospitalier Chrétien (BE)
- Departament de Salut (ES)
- Hospital Clínic de Barcelona (ES)
- Universitat de Barcelona (ES)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine
- Published
- 2026-03-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/rapm-2026-107742
- Primary Topic
- Myofascial pain diagnosis and treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00