This retrospective observational study evaluates the efficacy of periarticular vasoconstrictor infiltration (PVI) in reducing intraoperative bleeding and postoperative pain in adult patients undergoing lumbar fusion surgery at Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau (Barcelona, Spain) from November 2024 to October 2025. PVI, introduced recently as an alternative to erector spinae plane (ESP) block, involves ultrasound-guided infiltration of local anesthetic with epinephrine in deep and superficial periarticular planes before surgery. The study includes all consecutive cases meeting inclusion criteria (lumbar fusion in adults), excluding incomplete records (expected n=25).
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Intraoperative blood loss
Timeframe: Perioperative
Postoperative pain intensity
Timeframe: up to 24 hours