ArticleKorean journal of anesthesiology2018
Effects of bilateral superficial cervical plexus block on sevoflurane consumption during thyroid surgery under entropy-guided general anesthesia: a prospective randomized study.
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- 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 · 2024Pooled it
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- Superficial cervical plexus blockade improves pain control after thyroidectomy: A randomized controlled trial.Clinics (Sao Paulo, Brazil) · 2019Trial
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- Peripheral regional anaesthesia and outcomes: a narrative review of the literature from 2013 to 2023.British journal of anaesthesia · 2024Review
- The analgesic effects of bilateral superficial cervical plexus block in thyroid surgery: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Indian journal of anaesthesia · 2023Review
- A systematic review and meta-analysis of the effect of different doses of rocuronium for general anesthesia on thyroid surgery.Gland surgery · 2021Article
- Best cut-off point of the cervical facet joint area as a new morphological measurement tool to predict cervical foraminal stenosis.Journal of pain research · 2019Article
- Cervical plexus block.Korean journal of anesthesiology · 2018Article
- A comparison of efficacy of parenteral and perineural dexmedetomidine with 0.25% ropivacaine for post-thyroidectomy analgesia using bilateral superficial cervical plexus block.Journal of anaesthesiology, clinical pharmacologyArticle
- A Study to Evaluate the Efficacy of Dexamethasone as an Adjuvant in Ultrasound-Guided Bilateral Superficial Cervical Plexus Block using 0.25% Bupivacaine in Patients Undergoing Thyroid Surgeries under Entropy-Guided General Anesthesia.Anesthesia, essays and researchesArticle
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Abstract
backgroundBilateral superficial cervical plexus block (BSCPB) provides good postoperative analgesia, but its effect on anesthetic consumption is unknown. This study evaluated the effects of BSCPB on sevoflurane consumption during thyroid surgery.
methodsFifty patients were randomly allocated into groups A and B of 25 each in this prospective double-blind study. Group A received BSCPB with 20 ml 0.25% bupivacaine, whereas group B received 20 ml saline immediately before entropy-guided general anesthesia. Intraoperative hemodynamic parameters, end-tidal sevoflurane concentration, minimum alveolar concentration, and sevoflurane consumption were recorded. Postoperative pain was assessed using a visual analog scale, and the time of the first request for analgesia was noted. All side effects were recorded.
resultsDemographics were comparable. Mean sevoflurane consumption [for 30 min: group A = 7.2 (1.1) ml, group B = 8.8 (2.0) ml, P = 0.001; for 60 min: group A = 13.5 (1.7) ml, group B = 16.5 (3.9) ml, P = 0.002] and mean end-tidal sevoflurane concentration [for 30 min: group A = 1.2% (0.2%), group B = 1.4% (0.2%), P = 0.008; for 60 min: group A = 1.2% (0.1%), group B = 1.4% (0.2%), P = 0.010] were significantly lower in group A. Patients in group A had a longer duration of analgesia [361.6 (79.5) min vs. 151.0 (60.2) min, P < 0.001] compared to those in group B.
conclusionsPreinduction BSCPB during thyroid surgery significantly reduced sevoflurane consumption and increased the duration of postoperative analgesia.
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