ReviewIndian journal of anaesthesia2016
Ultrasound-guided truncal blocks: A new frontier in regional anaesthesia.
Review in Indian journal of anaesthesia, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 28 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
A Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing Quadratus Lumborum Block and Paravertebral Block for Postoperative Analgesia in Laparoscopic Hepatectomy and Open Hepatectomy
Comparison of the Postoperative Analgesic Efficacy of Ultrasound-Guided TAP Block and Quadratus Lumborum Block in Spinal Anaesthesia for Open Inguinal Hernia Repair
Who cites it
28 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Effects of transversus abdominis plane block versus quadratus lumborum block on postoperative analgesia: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.BMC anesthesiology · 2020Pooled it
- Postoperative outcomes of combined interpectoral-pectoserratus versus combined deep-superficial serratus anterior plane blocks in minimally invasive coronary artery bypass surgery: A prospective randomized study.Scientific reports · 2026Trial
- Effects of quadratus lumborum block regional anesthesia on postoperative pain after colorectal resection: a randomized controlled trial.Surgical endoscopy · 2020Trial
- Erector spinae plane block versus thoracic paravertebral block in pediatric patients undergoing percutaneous nephrolithotomy: a prospective randomized clinical trial.Brazilian journal of anesthesiology (Elsevier)Trial
- A Multidisciplinary Approach to the Anesthetic Management of Patients With Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy.Pediatric pulmonology · 2026Review
- The evolving role of truncal fascial plane blocks in non-surgical pain therapy: a narrative review.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Review
- The Utilization of Ultrasound-Guided Regional Nerve Blocks in Anesthetic Management for Fracture Surgery.Journal of pain research · 2025Review
- Investigation into the clinical performance of rectus sheath block in reducing postoperative pain following surgical intervention: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials.Indian journal of anaesthesia · 2024Article
- Analgesic Effect of Quadratus Lumborum Block Type III and Type II Versus Lateral Transversus Abdominis Plane Block in Cesarean Section: A Randomized Controlled Multicenter Trial.Anesthesiology and pain medicine · 2024Article
- Comparison of ultrasound-guided transversalis fascia and posterior transversus abdominis plane block for postoperative analgesia following caesarean delivery: A double-blinded randomised controlled trial.Indian journal of anaesthesia · 2023Article
- Utilization of Truncal Fascial Plane Nerve Blocks for Chronic Pain Management: A Narrative Review.Current pain and headache reports · 2023Review
- Ultrasound-guided quadratus lumborum block versus ilioinguinal-iliohypogastric nerve block with wound infiltration for postoperative analgesia in unilateral inguinal surgeries: A randomised controlled trial.Indian journal of anaesthesia · 2023Article
- Measurement of bupivacaine induced myotoxicity in interfascial plane blocks: A randomised controlled trial.Indian journal of anaesthesia · 2021Article
- Effect of Subcostal Anterior Quadratus Lumborum Block vs. Oblique Subcostal Transversus Abdominis Plane Block after Laparoscopic Radical Gastrectomy.Current medical science · 2021Article
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- Ultrasound-guided peripheral abdominal wall blocks.Clinics (Sao Paulo, Brazil) · 2021Review
- Rhomboid intercostal and subserratus plane block -a case series.Korean journal of anesthesiology · 2020Article
- Continuous quadratus lumborum block as post-operative strategy for pain control in spinal fusion surgery.Indian journal of anaesthesia · 2020Article
- Ultrasound-guided modified blocking the branches of intercostal nerves in the middle axillary line (BRILMA) block as the sole anaesthetic technique for incision and drainage of truncal abscess in a high-risk patient.Indian journal of anaesthesia · 2020Article
- Efficacy of Serratus Anterior Plane Block Using Bupivacaine/ Magnesium Sulfate Versus Bupivacaine/ Nalbuphine for Mastectomy: A Randomized, Double-Blinded Comparative Study.Anesthesiology and pain medicine · 2020Article
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Abstract
The practice of regional anaesthesia is rapidly changing with the introduction of ultrasound into the working domain of the anaesthesiologist. New techniques are being pioneered. Among the recent techniques, notable are the truncal blocks, for example, the transversus abdominis plane block, rectus sheath block, hernia block and quadratus lumborum block in the abdomen and the pectoral nerves (Pecs) block 1 and 2, serratus anterior plane block and intercostal nerve block. This narrative review covers the brief anatomical discourse along with technical description of the ultrasound-guided truncal blocks.
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