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ArticleAnnals of surgical treatment and research2015

Analgesic efficacy of bilateral superficial and deep cervical plexus block in patients with secondary hyperparathyroidism due to chronic renal failure.

Yinglan Su, Zhongjun Zhang, Qiuli Zhang, Yaoxian Zhang, Zhanli Liu

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Article in Annals of surgical treatment and research, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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  1. Post-thyroidectomy bilateral cervical plexus block relieves pain: a systematic review.European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2024
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5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Yinglan SuDepartment of Anesthesiology, The Second Clinical Medical College of JiNan University, Shenzhen People's Hospital, Shenzhen, China.
Zhongjun ZhangDepartment of Anesthesiology, The Second Clinical Medical College of JiNan University, Shenzhen People's Hospital, Shenzhen, China.
Qiuli ZhangDepartment of Anesthesiology, The Second Clinical Medical College of JiNan University, Shenzhen People's Hospital, Shenzhen, China.
Yaoxian ZhangDepartment of Anesthesiology, The Second Clinical Medical College of JiNan University, Shenzhen People's Hospital, Shenzhen, China.
Zhanli LiuDepartment of Anesthesiology, The Second Clinical Medical College of JiNan University, Shenzhen People's Hospital, Shenzhen, China.
Shenzhen Second People's Hospital · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeSecondary hyperparathyroidism (SHPT) develops in patients with chronic renal failure. This study aimed to compare analgesic efficacy in SHPT patients who undergo subtotal parathyroidectomy after superficial versus deep cervical plexus block.

methodsSixty chronic renal failure patients with SPHT scheduled for subtotal parathyroidectomy were randomized to receive general anesthesia (group GA), general anesthesia plus bilateral superficial and deep cervical plexus block (group BD), or general anesthesia plus bilateral superficial cervical plexus block (group BS) (n = 20). Bilateral superficial cervical plexus block or combined superficial and deep cervical plexus block with 0.5% ropivacaine was administered. Postoperative pain was assessed using visual analogue scale (VAS).

resultsVAS score at 1 hour, 4 hours, and 8 hours after operation was 3.71 ± 0.60, 2.72 ± 0.54, 2.17 ± 0.75 in BS group; 4.00 ± 0.28, 2.89 ± 0.21, and 2.46 ± 1.01 in BD group, significantly lower than in GA group (6.50 ± 0.50, 5.02 ± 0.54, and 4.86 ± 0.51, respectively). The dosage of tramadol was 109.0 ± 35.2 mg in BS group and 93.0 ± 24.52 mg in BD group, significantly lower than in GA group (300.0 ± 27.13 mg). The incidence of complications in GA group (90%) was significantly higher than in BS group (30%) and BD group (15%). Serum glucose and norepinephrine levels were significantly higher at 1 hour, 4 hours, and 8 hours after operation, but returned to baseline levels at 24 hours after operation.

conclusionSuperficial cervical plexus block or combined superficial and deep cervical plexus block effectively reduces postoperative pain, stress response, and complications in SHPT patients who undergo subtotal parathyroidectomy.

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Cervical plexusChronic kidney failureParathyroidectomySecondary hyperparathyroidism

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