Ultrasound-guided erector spinae plane block for acute herpes zoster pain management: Is it safe?

Affiliations

¹ Ataturk University School of Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, Turkey; Anesthesiology Institute Outcomes Research Department, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA. Electronic address: incei@ccf.org.
² Anesthesiology Institute Outcomes Research Department, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA. Electronic address: HAMADNH@ccf.org.
³ Anesthesiology Institute Outcomes Research Department, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA. Electronic address: fangj2@ccf.org.
⁴ Anesthesiology Institute Outcomes Research Department, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA; Department of Pharmacology, National Defense Medical College, Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan. Electronic address: shimadt@ccf.org.
⁵ Anesthesiology Institute Outcomes Research Department, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA. Electronic address: HASSANM4@ccf.org.

Comment

Ilker Ince et al. Am J Emerg Med. 2019 Jun.

. 2019 Jun;37(6):1192.

doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2018.12.005. Epub 2018 Dec 5.

¹ Ataturk University School of Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, Turkey; Anesthesiology Institute Outcomes Research Department, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA. Electronic address: incei@ccf.org.
² Anesthesiology Institute Outcomes Research Department, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA. Electronic address: HAMADNH@ccf.org.
³ Anesthesiology Institute Outcomes Research Department, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA. Electronic address: fangj2@ccf.org.
⁴ Anesthesiology Institute Outcomes Research Department, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA; Department of Pharmacology, National Defense Medical College, Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan. Electronic address: shimadt@ccf.org.
⁵ Anesthesiology Institute Outcomes Research Department, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA. Electronic address: HASSANM4@ccf.org.

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Comment in

(MS 19311) Ultrasound guided erector spinae plane block as a safe and effective method to treat herpes zoster pain.
Ahiskalioglu A, Aydin ME, Alici HA. Ahiskalioglu A, et al. Am J Emerg Med. 2019 Jun;37(6):1192-1194. doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2018.12.006. Epub 2018 Dec 5. Am J Emerg Med. 2019. PMID: 30538071 No abstract available.

High-thoracic ultrasound-guided erector spinae plane block for acute herpes zoster pain management in emergency department.
Tekin E, Ahiskalioglu A, Aydin ME, Sengun E, Bayramoglu A, Alici HA. Tekin E, et al. Am J Emerg Med. 2019 Feb;37(2):375.e1-375.e3. doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2018.10.028. Epub 2018 Oct 16. Am J Emerg Med. 2019. PMID: 30340986