ArticleIndian journal of anaesthesia2020
Continuous quadratus lumborum block as post-operative strategy for pain control in spinal fusion surgery.
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- Pushing the Limits of Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery-From Preoperative to Intraoperative to Postoperative Management.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Review
- Posterior Quadratus Lumborum Block or Thoracolumbar Interfascial Plane Block and Postoperative Analgesia after Spinal Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
- Ultrasound-guided quadratus lumborum block: a powerful way for reducing postoperative pain.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2023Review
- Postoperative pain management: Stepping towards newer frontiers.Indian journal of anaesthesia · 2022Article
- Neural blocks at the helm of a paradigm shift in enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS).Indian journal of anaesthesia · 2021Article
- Editing from the dungeons of the pandemic; an editor's agonisingly painful battle with COVID-19.Indian journal of anaesthesia · 2020Article
- Comparing continuous bilateral quadratus lumborum block with continuous epidural block for analgesia and perioperative outcomes in colorectal cancer surgery: A noninferiority randomized controlled trial.Journal of anaesthesiology, clinical pharmacologyArticle
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Abstract
BACKGROUND AND
aimsLumbar spinal fusions have post-operative pain levels that can be difficult to treat. The objective of this study was to determine if using bilateral quadratus lumborum (QL) nerve block catheters for lumbar fusions changes the patient's post-operative recovery experience by reducing opioid consumption, thereby limiting potential risks and side effects and reducing recovery time.
methodsThere were a total of 52 surgical lumbar fusion patients in this single-center, retrospective cohort review. In control Group A, there were 26 patients who received opioid regimens. In control Group B, there were 26 patients who received bilateral QL block catheters with breakthrough opioid regimens. Forty-eight hour post-operative opioid use in oral morphine milligram equivalents (MME) and length of stay (LOS) from the post-anaesthesia care unit to hospital discharge were examined.
resultsGroup A had a mean MME of 307.62 ± 305.37 mg. Group B had a statistically significant lower mean total MME of 133.78 ± 152.66 mg (
conclusionSurgical lumbar fusion patients who received the QL block catheter had a lower opioid requirement compared to standard opioid regimens. The study was underpowered to detect a difference in LOS.
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