Erector Spinae Plane (ESP) Block for Postoperative Pain Management after Open Oncologic Abdominal Surgery
Table 2
Comparison of hemodynamic parameters in the postoperative period as mean ± SD.
Control group
ESP group
P value
(n = 50)
(n = 50)
Heart rate (beats, mean±SD)
Admission to PACU
85.4 ± 9.7
73.52 ± 8.78
<0.001
At 60 min
87.12 ± 11.2
75.5 ± 9.5
<0.001
At 4 hours
85.48 ± 10.7
76.58 ± 9.01
<0.001
At 8 hours
86.2 ± 12.4
75.68 ± 8.5
0.001
At 12 hours
82.74 ± 10.05
74.42 ± 8.02
<0.001
At 24 hours
79.8 ± 9.4
79.14 ± 12.9
0.77
At 48 hours
75.06 ± 7.4
78.76 ± 8
0.04
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg, mean±SD)
Admission to PACU
138.5 ± 16.37
129.16 ± 16.9
0.004
At 60 min
137.26 ± 23.5
126.6 ± 17.04
0.007
At 4 hours
137.1 ± 14.8
124.7 ± 15.3
<0.001
At 8 hours
135.8 ± 14.03
126.9 ± 13.02
0.001
At 12 hours
132.9 ± 14.6
125.9 ± 14.53
0.005
At 24 hours
134.1 ± 12.9
125.1 ± 14.6
<0.001
At 48 hours
128.1 ± 12.6
129.4 ± 17.4
0.62
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg, mean±SD)
Admission to PACU
74.44 ± 14.6
69.04 ± 14.12
0.004
At 60 min
74.54 ± 14.4
69.08 ± 11.57
0.087
At 4 hours
77.48 ± 11.65
71.7 ± 12.6
0.03
At 8 hours
77.8 ± 11.6
68.3 ± 10.6
<0.001
At 12 hours
75.38 ± 10.56
67.9 ± 7.9
<0.001
At 24 hours
68.2 ± 14.9
59.7 ± 14.1
0.01
At 48 hours
71.56 ± 11.4
69.9 ± 12.1
0.43
Control group: patients received standard pain control treatment; ESP group: patients received ESP block in addition to standard pain control treatment. Data are considered statistically significant if .
