Articles: postoperative-pain.
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To evaluate the short-term outcome of treatment by auricular acupressure (AA) on postoperative pain among hip fracture (HF) patients. ⋯ Compared with CT alone, the combination of AA and CRT had a significantly greater effect on postoperative pain in HF patients. However, trails with a rigorous methodology, including standard protocols for AA and multiethnic subjects, are still needed.
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Review Meta Analysis
Opioid versus non-opioid analgesia for spine surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.
Opioids are the primary analgesics used in patients undergoing spine surgery. Postoperative pain is common despite their liberal use and so are opioid-associated side effects. Non-opioid analgesics are gaining popularity as alternative to opioids in spine surgery. ⋯ The certainty of evidence on GRADE assessment is low for studied outcomes. Available evidence supports intraoperative non-opioid analgesia for overall postoperative pain outcomes in spine surgery. More research is needed to find the best drug combination and dosing regimen. Prospero Registration: CRD42020209042.
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Acta Anaesthesiol Scand · Jan 2023
Randomized Controlled TrialSingle injection combined suprascapular and axillary nerve block. A randomised controlled non-inferiority trial in healthy volunteers.
A shoulder block without lung affection is desirable. In this study, we compared a low versus a high volume of a modified supraclavicular brachial plexus block. We hypothesised that a low volume of local anaesthetic would provide non-inferior block success rate with better preserved lung function. ⋯ For our primary outcome, the 95% CI of the difference of event ratio included the non-inferiority margin. We are therefore unable to conclude that 5 ml LA is non-inferior to 20 ml LA with respect to block success rate.
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Reg Anesth Pain Med · Jan 2023
Randomized Controlled TrialAnterior quadratus lumborum block does not reduce postoperative opioid consumption following laparoscopic hemicolectomy: a randomized, double-blind, controlled trial in an ERAS setting.
An opioid-sparing postoperative analgesic regimen following laparoscopic hemicolectomy is optimal to promote minimal postoperative pain, early mobilization, and improved quality of recovery. Various regional anesthesia techniques have been tested to improve postoperative pain management after laparoscopic hemicolectomy. In this study, we aimed to assess the effect of administering a preoperative bilateral ultrasound-guided anterior quadratus lumborum nerve block on postoperative opioid consumption after laparoscopic colon cancer surgery. ⋯ The administration of a preoperative bilateral anterior quadratus lumborum nerve block as part of a multimodal analgesic regimen for laparoscopic hemicolectomy did not significantly reduce opioid consumption 24 hours postsurgery. Trial registration number NCT03570541.
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Minerva anestesiologica · Jan 2023
Randomized Controlled TrialComparison of ultrasound-quided quadratus lumborum block and erector spinae plane block in terms of their effects on postoperative pain in open nephrectomy.
Ultrasound-guided quadratus lumborum block (QLB 2) and erector spinae plane block (ESPB) were suggested to prevent somatic and visceral pain in a small number of abdominal surgeries. In this study, we aimed to compare these fascial plane blocks in terms of efficacy and safety in patients undergoing open nephrectomy. ⋯ Ultrasound-guided QLB 2 and ESP block were found to achieve similar results on at rest and at movement pain scores and morphine consumption of the patients undergoing open nephrectomy. Both blocks may be preferred, depending on the clinician's experience.