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Ultrasound-guided Bilateral Erector Spinae Plane Block for Postoperative Analgesia in Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Ruchi Verma, Divya Srivastava, Ruchi Saxena, Tapas K Singh, Devendra Gupta, Anil Agarwal, Prabhakar Mishra

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Article in Anesthesia, essays and researches. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers, 7 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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13 citing papers in PubMed, 7 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 25 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Ruchi VermaDepartment of Anaesthesiology, SGPGIMS, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Divya SrivastavaDepartment of Anaesthesiology, SGPGIMS, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Ruchi SaxenaDepartment of Anaesthesiology, Super Speciality Cancer Institute and Hospital, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Tapas K SinghDepartment of Anaesthesiology, SGPGIMS, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Devendra GuptaDepartment of Anaesthesiology, SGPGIMS, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Anil AgarwalDepartment of Anaesthesiology, SGPGIMS, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Prabhakar MishraDepartment of Biostatistics and Health Informatics, SGPGIMS, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences · INCancer Institute (WIA) · IN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundLaparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) is associated with moderate-to-severe pain in immediate postoperative period. Some patients even suffer from prolonged pain long after surgery.

aimsThe aim of present study is to determine the efficacy of ultrasound-guided bilateral erector spinae plane block (ESPB) in patients undergoing LC, time to ambulation after surgery, and incidence of prolonged pain up to 6 months later. SETTINGS AND

designThis was a double-blinded prospective randomized controlled trial. MATERIALS AND

methodsEighty-five adults posted for elective LC were randomized to receive bilateral ESPB at T STATISTICAL ANALYSIS: Independent

resultsStatic and dynamic VAS scores were significantly lower in ESPB group (

conclusionESPB provides effective analgesia and early ambulation after LC. The benefit extends to 1 week thereafter.

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Ambulationchronic painerector spinae plane blocklaparoscopic cholecystectomy

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PMID33487820
PMCPMC7819425
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