ArticleThe Korean journal of pain2020
The analgesic efficacy of a single injection of ultrasound-guided retrolaminar paravertebral block for breast surgery: a prospective, randomized, double-blinded study.
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- Comparison of Costotransverse Foramen Block with Thoracic Paravertebral Block and Erector Spinae Plane Block for Patients Undergoing Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Non-Inferiority Trial.Journal of pain research · 2025Trial
- The effect of ultrasound-guided bilateral thoracic retrolaminar block on analgesia after pediatric open cardiac surgery: a randomized controlled double-blind study.Korean journal of anesthesiology · 2022Trial
- Comparison of the analgesic efficacy of ultrasound-guided retrolaminar block with serratus anterior plane block in patients undergoing radical mastectomy.American journal of translational research · 2025Article
- Thoracolumbar retrolaminar block in seven dogs undergoing spinal surgery.Irish veterinary journal · 2022Article
- Efficacy of superficial cervical plexus block versus cervical retrolaminar block both combined with auriculotemporal nerve block in parotid surgeries.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2022Article
- Retrolaminar versus epidural block for postoperative analgesia after minor video-assisted thoracic surgery: a retrospective, matched, non-inferiority study.Journal of thoracic disease · 2021Article
- Safety and Efficacy of Ultrasound-Guided Retrolaminar Block of Multiple Injections in Retroperitoneal Laparoscopic Nephrectomy: A Prospective Randomized Controlled Study.Journal of pain research · 2021Article
- Ultrasound-Guided Thoracic Paravertebral Block as a Sympathetic Blockade for Upper Extremity Neuropathic Pain: A Prospective Pilot Study.Journal of pain research · 2020Article
- Analgesic efficacy of ultrasound-guided retrolaminar block in truncal surgeries: A narrative review.Journal of anaesthesiology, clinical pharmacologyReview
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Abstract
backgroundThe thoracic paravertebral block is an effective analgesic technique for postoperative pain management after breast surgery. The ultrasound-guided retrolaminar block (RLB) is a safer alternative to conventional paravertebral block. Thus, we assessed the analgesic efficacy of ultrasound-guided RLB for postoperative pain management after breast surgery.
methodsPatients requiring breast surgery were randomly allocated to group C (retrolaminar injection with saline) and group R (RLB with local anesthetic mixture). The RLB was performed at the level of T3 with local anesthetic mixture (0.75% ropivacaine 20 mL + 2% lidocaine 10 mL) under general anesthesia before the skin incision. The primary outcome was cumulative morphine consumption using intravenous patient-controlled analgesia (IV-PCA) at 24 hour postoperatively. The secondary outcomes were the visual analogue scale (VAS) scores at 1, 6, 24, and 48 hour postoperatively and the occurrence of adverse events and patient satisfaction after the surgery.
resultsForty-six patients were included, 24 in group C and 22 in group R. The cumulative morphine consumption using IV-PCA did not differ between the two groups (
conclusionsA single injection of ultrasound-guided RLB did not reduce postoperative analgesic requirements following breast surgery.
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