Spinal Anesthesia With Use of an Erector Spinae Plane Block Is Associated With Reduced Opioid Use and Improved Clinical Outcomes in Single-Level Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusions: Evolution of Techniques and a Single-Surgeon Retrospective Analysis

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• The research aims to evaluate the impact of an erector spinae plane block on opioid use and recovery outcomes in transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion patients.
• Conducted a single-surgeon retrospective analysis
• Compared outcomes of spinal anesthesia with erector spinae plane block to general anesthesia
• Evaluated opioid use, ambulation times, and postoperative complications
• Patients receiving the erector spinae plane block showed significantly reduced opioid use post-surgery
• Improved ambulation times were recorded compared to those under general anesthesia
• Lower incidence of postoperative complications observed in the regional anesthesia group