ArticleIndian journal of anaesthesia2020
Ultrasound guided rhomboid intercostal block: A pilot study to assess its analgesic efficacy in paediatric patients undergoing video-assisted thoracoscopy surgery.
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- Efficacy and safety of rhomboid intercostal block for analgesia in breast surgery and thoracoscopic surgery: a meta-analysis.BMC anesthesiology · 2022Pooled it
- Comparison of Ultrasound-guided Erector Spinae Plane Block Versus Rhomboid Intercostal Block for Perioperative Analgesia in Breast Cancer Surgery.Turkish journal of anaesthesiology and reanimation · 2026Article
- Efficacy of rhomboid intercostal block for postoperative analgesia in patients undergoing breast surgery: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Indian journal of anaesthesia · 2026Article
- Efficacy and Clinical Role of Rhomboid Intercostal Nerve Block for Postoperative Pain Management: a Narrative Review.Current pain and headache reports · 2025Review
- Can Rhomboid Intercostal Block Be an Alternative to Paravertebral Block in Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery? A Randomized Prospective Study.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Ultrasound-guided rhomboid intercostal block for myofascial pain syndrome: a prospective clinical study.Turkish journal of medical sciences · 2022Article
- Improving the perioperative compliance and quality care in obstetric and paediatric anaesthesia: Challenges and anodynes.Indian journal of anaesthesia · 2020Article
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Abstract
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aimsUltrasound guided rhomboid intercostal plane block (RIB) is a relatively new regional anaesthesia technique that has shown to provide dermatomal coverage from T2-9 on the whole anterior and posterior hemithorax. It has proved effective in providing preemptive analgesia in various surgeries like mastectomy and thoracotomy. The aim of the study was to study the efficacy of RIB in paediatric patients: 7 to 12 years undergoing thoracoscopic surgeries in terms of analgesic requirement, pain scores and adverse effects.
methodsIn this randomised, prospective double-blind study, 40 American Society of Anesthesiologists I/II patients, of the age group 7-12 years scheduled for Video-assisted thoracoscopy (VATS) surgery were recruited. The patients were allocated to one of the two groups: group R: general anaesthesia + RIB (RIB group) and group F: general anaesthesia (FENT group). Perioperative opioid consumption and postoperative pain scores were recorded. Adverse effects like respiratory depression and nausea were also noted.
resultsPatients in group R required less intraoperative fentanyl dose (1.45 ± 0.65 vs 2.90 ± 0.45) (
conclusionUltrasound guided RIB reduces perioperative opioid consumption in patients undergoing VATS surgery with lesser postoperative pain scores.
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