Croatian medical journal
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Croatian medical journal · Apr 2021
Randomized Controlled TrialAnterior quadratus lumborum block for ambulatory laparoscopic cholecystectomy: a randomized controlled trial.
To explore the effects of an anterior quadratus lumborum block (QLB) on opioid consumption, pain, nausea, and vomiting (PONV) after ambulatory laparoscopic cholecystectomy. ⋯ Preoperative anterior QLB for laparoscopic cholecystectomy did not affect postoperative opioid requirements and pain. However, anterior QLB may decrease PONV.