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Trial reportBMC research notes2020

The analgesic efficacy of bilateral superficial cervical plexus block for thyroid surgery under general anesthesia: a prospective cohort study.

Yophtahe B Woldegerima, Amare G Hailekiros, Girmay L Fitiwi

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Trial report in BMC research notes, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06490614 (Comparative Study Between Dexmedetomidine and Nalbuphine as Analgesic Adjuvants to Bupivacaine in Superficial Cervical Block for Patients Undergoing Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion), which is not on this map. Cited by 13 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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13citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
3.5field-weighted citation impact, top 7% of its field
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2 · The registry

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NCT06490614 phase4unknown statusnot on this mapstarted 2024, after this paper: background citation

Comparative Study Between Dexmedetomidine and Nalbuphine as Analgesic Adjuvants to Bupivacaine in Superficial Cervical Block for Patients Undergoing Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion (ACDF) Surgery A Double Blinded Randomized Trial

TypeinterventionalSponsorKasr El Aini HospitalRan2024 to 2024Enrolled30ConditionsAnterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion (ACDF)ArmsDexmedetomidine in superficial cervical plexus block, Nalbuphine in superficial cervical plexus block
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

13 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 27 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Effect of Bilateral Superficial Cervical Plexus Block on Postoperative Pain in Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery: A Systemic Review and Meta-Analysis.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2025
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  2. 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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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Yophtahe B WoldegerimaDepartment of Anesthesia, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, 196, Ethiopia. yophtii@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0988-7723
Amare G HailekirosDepartment of Anesthesia, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, 196, Ethiopia.
Girmay L FitiwiDepartment of Anesthesia, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, 196, Ethiopia.
University of Gondar · ET

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveUses of simple analgesics were found insufficient to manage pain after thyroid surgery. We hypothesized that using bilateral superficial cervical plexus block (BSCPB) might influence the pattern of immediate postoperative pain and analgesic consumption. The general objective of the study was to assess the analgesic efficacy of bilateral superficial plexus block for thyroid surgery under general anesthesia.

resultsA total of 74 willing patients involved. Half of them had received BSCPB with 10 ml of 0.25% bupivacaine just before induction and the remaining half did not. Postoperatively, patients were assessed at immediate, 2nd, 6th, 12th and 24th h. At all endpoints, NRS-11 scores for pain were significantly lower in the block group. The time to first analgesic requirement was significantly longer 132.3 ± 71.5 min vs 71.4 ± 60.0 min, p = 0.009. Opioid and total analgesic consumption were reduced by BSCPB in the first 24 postoperative hours. There was low but non-significant rate of PONV in the block group. No clinically important adverse event was noted related to BSCPB. Trial registration The study was registered in Pan African Clinical Trial Registry on 13/01/2020 and the registration number is PACTR202001579588451. Retrospectively registered.

Indexed as

AnalgesicsAnesthesia, GeneralCervical Plexus BlockThyroidectomyAdultFemaleHumansMalePain MeasurementPostoperative PainProspective StudiesThyroid GlandTreatment OutcomeAnalgesicsBilateral superficial cervical plexus blockCervical plexusMultimodal analgesiaPostoperative painThyroidectomy

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PMID31992341
PMCPMC6986007
OpenAlexW3013248025

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