Seeing is not believing: fascial plane blocks and the illusion of predictable spread
Abstract
A fascial plane block is an adjunct to general or spinal anesthesia that involves the ultrasound-guided injection of large volumes of local anesthetic between deep epimyseal and aponeurotic connective tissue layers in the thorax, abdomen, and back, that is frequently used to treat acute
Fields of Study & Subjects
Anesthesia and Pain Management
Myofascial pain diagnosis and treatment
Pediatric Pain Management Techniques
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine
- Publisher
- BMJ
- Pages
- rapm–2025
- Publication date
- 27 January 2026
- Language
- EN