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Trial reportMedicine2020

Erector spinae plane block for postoperative pain and recovery in hepatectomy: A randomized controlled trial.

Junbao Fu, Guangmeng Zhang, Yanming Qiu

Open access · goldAbstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Medicine, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers, 6 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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14citing papers in PubMed, 6 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

14 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 31 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. Erector spinae plane block for postoperative pain.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2024
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  5. Erector spinae plane block for postoperative pain.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2023
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Junbao FuDepartment of Anesthesiology, Linyi Central Hospital, Linyi, Shandong, China.
Guangmeng Zhang
Yanming Qiu
Linyi People's Hospital · CNMinistère de l’Environnement et du Développement Durable · SN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe randomized controlled study aimed to examine the efficacy of preoperative ultrasound-guided erector spinae plane (ESP) block combined with ropivacaine in patients undergoing hepatectomy.

methodsA total of 60 patients were randomized to ESP block group receiving ropivacaine (Group A) and control group (Group B), n = 30 per group. Visual analog scale (VAS) was recorded in both the groups during rest and movement at the various time intervals. Both the groups were also compared for time to initial anal exhaust, analgesic usage, early postoperative complications and side-effects, walk distance after the operation, time to out-of-bed activity, and duration of hospital stay.

resultsNo significant differences were observed in the demographic characteristics. For group A, when compared to group B, VAS scores during rest and movement within post-operative 24 hours were decreased, the time of first anus exhaust and ambulation were earlier, analgesic consumption and the incidence of postoperative nausea, vomiting and headache was reduced, the duration of hospital stay were shorter with longer walk distance.

conclusionESP block combined with ropivacaine treatment effectively reduced early postoperative pain and improved recovery after hepatectomy.

Indexed as

HepatectomyParaspinal MusclesUltrasonography, InterventionalAdultAgedAnesthetics, LocalFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedNerve BlockPain MeasurementPostoperative PainRopivacaineAnesthetics, LocalRopivacaine

Identifiers

PMID33031265
PMCPMC10545310
OpenAlexW3091848171

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