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Table 2 Summary of study characteristics included in analysis

From: The effect of ultrasound-guided erector spinae plane block on postsurgical pain: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Authors

Year of Publication

Procedures

Treatment/Control

UG

Treatment

Anesthesia

Method of extraction

Abu Elyazed et al. [26]

2019

Open epigastic hernia repair

30/30

Y

Bilateral

20 ml 0.25% bupivacaine

Sham block (1 ml NS)

General

Text

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Aksu et al. [27]

2019

Breast surgery

25/25

Y

Single-shot

20 ml 0.25% bupivacaine

No block

General

Text

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Ciftci et al. [28]

2019

Video assisted thoracic surgery

30/30

Y

Single-shot

20 ml 0.25% bupivacaine

No block

General

Text

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Gurkan et al. [29]

2018

Breast cancer surgery

25/25

Y

Single-shot

20 ml 0.25% bupivacaine

Sham block (NS)

General

Text

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Hamed et al. [30]

2019

Abdominal hysterectomy

30/30

Y

Bilateral

20 ml 0.5% bupivacaine

Sham block (NS)

General

Text

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Krishna et al. [31]

2018

Cardiac surgery

53/53

Y

Bilateral

3 mg/kg 0.375% Ropivacaine

No block

General

Text

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Oksuz et al. [32]

2019

Reduction mammoplasty

21/22

Y

Bilateral

20 ml 0.25% bupivacaine

No block

General

Text

Singh et al. [33]

2019

Radical mastectomy

20/20

Y

Single-shot

20 ml 0.5% bupivacaine

No block

General

Text

Singh et al. [34]

2019

Lumbar spine surgery

20/20

Y

Bilateral

20 ml 0.5% bupivacaine

No block

General

Text

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Tulgar et al. [35]

2019

Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy

20/20

Y

Bilateral

20 ml 0.5% bupivacaine

No block

General

Text

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Tulgar et al. [36]

2018

Orthopedic surgery

20/20

Y

Single-shot

20 ml 0.5% bupivacine

No block

General

Text

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Tulgar et al. [37]

2018

Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy

15/15

Y

Bilateral

20 ml 0.375% bupivacaine

No block

General

Text

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Yayik et al. [38]

2019

Lumbar decompression surgery

30/30

Y

Bilateral

20 ml 0.25% bupivacaine

No block

General

Text

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  1. UG ultrasound guided, NS normal saline