Trial reportBMC anesthesiology2020
The combination of transversus abdominis plane block and rectus sheath block reduced postoperative pain after splenectomy: a randomized trial.
Trial report in BMC anesthesiology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07312825 (Postoperative Analgesic Efficacy of Combined Fascial Plane Blocks After Gynecologic Oncologic Surgery), which is not on this map. Cited by 7 papers.
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Postoperative Analgesic Efficacy of Combined Fascial Plane Blocks After Gynecologic Oncologic Surgery
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7 citing papers in PubMed, 21 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Preperitoneal bupivacaine instillation in addition to TAP block for pain control in laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair: a randomised controlled trial.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2025Trial
- Erector spinae plane block versus transversus abdominis plane block with rectus sheath block for postoperative analgesia in laparoscopic hepatectomy: a randomized clinical trial.BMC anesthesiology · 2025Trial
- Combined rectus sheath block with transverse abdominis plane block by one puncture for analgesia after laparoscopic upper abdominal surgery: a randomized controlled prospective study.BMC anesthesiology · 2024Trial
- The feasibility and effectiveness of one-puncture of rectus sheath block combined with transverse abdominis plane block in patients undergoing thoracoscopic-laparoscopic radical esophagectomy: a prospective randomized controlled study.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Article
- Comparison of the effectiveness of subcostal transversus abdominis plane and rectus sheath blocks in postoperative analgesia in major open gynecological cancer surgeries: a prospective randomized study.Anesthesia and pain medicine · 2024Article
- Effect of Rectus Sheath Block on Postoperative Quality of Recovery After Transabdominal Midline Gynecological Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of pain research · 2024Article
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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
backgroundSplenectomy performed with a curved incision results in severe postoperative pain. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of transversus abdominis plane block and rectus sheath block on postoperative pain relief and recovery.
methodsA total of 150 patients were randomized into the control (C), levobupivacaine (L) and levobupivacaine/morphine (LM) groups. The patients in the C group received only patient-controlled analgesia. The patients in the L and LM groups received transversus abdominis plane block and rectus sheath block with levobupivacaine or levobupivacaine plus morphine. The intraoperative opioid consumption; postoperative pain score; time to first analgesic use; postoperative recovery data, including the times of first exhaust, defecation, oral intake and off-bed activity; the incidence of postoperative nausea and vomiting and antiemetics use; and the satisfaction score were recorded.
resultsTransversus abdominis plane block and rectus sheath block reduced intraoperative opioid consumption. The patients in the LM group showed lower postoperative pain scores, opioid consumption, postoperative nausea and vomiting incidence and antiemetic use and presented shorter recovery times and higher satisfaction scores.
conclusionsThe combination of transversus abdominis plane block and rectus sheath block with levobupivacaine and morphine can improve postoperative pain relief, reduce the consumption of analgesics, and partly accelerate postoperative recovery.
trial registrationChinese Clinical Trial Registry, ChiCTR 1,800,015,141, 10 March 2018.
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