Articles: analgesia.
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Minerva anestesiologica · Dec 2024
Randomized Controlled TrialUltrasound-guided bilateral erector spinae plane block in the management of postoperative analgesia in living liver donors: a randomized, prospective study.
Living donor hepatectomy is a procedure associated with notable postoperative pain, impacting patient recovery and satisfaction. Addressing this challenge, we aimed to examine the effect of ultrasound-guided bilateral erector spinae plane block (ESPB) in postoperative analgesia management of patients undergoing living donor hepatectomy for liver transplantation. ⋯ ESPB displayed promise in effectively managing post-living donor hepatectomy pain, resulting in decreased opioid consumption, improved pain relief, and reduced rescue analgesia requirements. This technique holds potential to enhance recovery and patient satisfaction following donor hepatectomy.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study
Comparison of the Analgesic Efficacy of Erector Spinae Plane Block, Paravertebral Block and Quadratus Lumborum Block for Pelvi-ureteric Surgeries: A Randomized Double-Blind, Noninferiority Trial.
Effective postoperative analgesia enhances the patient's comfort and facilitates early mobilization and recovery. ⋯ In pelvi-ureteric surgeries, the ESPB, TPVB, and QLB provided comparable intraoperative and postoperative analgesia, patient satisfaction, and postoperative complications, but the ESPB was performed more quickly. Therefore, we recommend the ESPB as a routine regional anesthetic technique.
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Minerva anestesiologica · Dec 2024
Randomized Controlled TrialRopivacaine and magnesium sulfate in sciatic nerve block at the popliteal level: randomized double-blind study.
Following surgical procedures, over 80% of patients experience acute pain, with half of them expressing dissatisfaction with pain relief. The modern approach to surgical treatment and pain management increasingly relies on implementing multimodal analgesia, which includes the use of adjuvants in addition to long-acting local anesthetics (such as ropivacaine). This double-blind randomized study evaluated the analgesic effect of magnesium sulfate added to ropivacaine in the sciatic nerve block at the popliteal level for bunion correction surgery. ⋯ Our results suggest that magnesium added to the local anesthetic extends sensory block duration, reduces postoperative pain, improves the quality of analgesia, decreases the need for additional opioids. Further studies are needed to confirm these preliminary findings.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study
Paravertebral versus Pectoralis-II (Interpectoral and Pectoserratus) Nerve Blocks for Postoperative Analgesia after Non-Mastectomy Breast Surgery: A Randomized, Controlled, Observer-Masked Noninferiority Trial.
Pectoralis-II and paravertebral nerve blocks are both used to treat pain after breast surgery. Most previous studies involving mastectomy identified little difference of significance between the two approaches. Whether this is also accurate for nonmastectomy procedures remains unknown. ⋯ After nonmastectomy breast surgery, two-level paravertebral blocks provided superior analgesia and opioid sparing compared with pectoralis-II blocks. This is a contrary finding to the majority of studies in patients having mastectomy, in which little significant difference was identified between the two types of blocks.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study
Supra-inguinal fascia iliaca block versus peri-capsular nerve group (PNEG) block for pain management in patients with hip fracture: A double-blind randomised comparative trial.
Regional analgesia has been recommended to alleviate pain caused by hip fractures. Both the supra-inguinal fascia iliaca block (S-FIB) and the peri‑capsular nerve group (PENG) block provide better analgesia than conventional fascia iliaca block for patients with hip fractures, but which one is superior remains equivocal. This study aimed to determine the superiority of S-FIB or PENG block for patients awaiting hip surgery. ⋯ Our result suggests that with a lower dose of local anaesthetic, a shorter procedure time and earlier analgesic effect, PENG block may be preferred to S-FIB for patients with hip fracture awaiting surgery.