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AUGUST 4, 2025

Latest Review Describes ESP Block Efficacy, Usage Patterns

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Sharon Chao, BS

PHILADELPHIA—The erector spinae plane (ESP) block continues to prove an effective part of the anesthesiologist’s armamentarium with minimal adverse events, according to a new pooled data review of more than 6,000 cases. The authors also found that while less than 1 in 4 cases reported sensory/motor changes, they believe this may be because most publications did not report on this outcome.

“The erector spinae plane block first was described in 2016, as an