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ArticleAnnals of medicine and surgery (2012)2021

Rectus sheath block and emergency midline laparotomy at a hospital in Ethiopia: A prospective observational study.

Diriba Teshome, Metages Hunie, Keder Essa, Sossina Girma, Efrem Fenta

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Article in Annals of medicine and surgery (2012), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Diriba TeshomeDepartment of Anesthesia, College of Health Sciences, Debre Tabor University, Debre Tabor, Ethiopia.
Metages HunieDepartment of Anesthesia, College of Health Sciences, Debre Tabor University, Debre Tabor, Ethiopia.
Keder EssaDepartment of Anesthesia, College of Health Sciences, Debre Tabor University, Debre Tabor, Ethiopia.
Sossina GirmaDepartment of Anesthesia, College of Health Sciences, Debre Tabor University, Debre Tabor, Ethiopia.
Efrem FentaDepartment of Anesthesia, College of Health Sciences, Debre Tabor University, Debre Tabor, Ethiopia.

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Abstract

backgroundMidline laparotomy is associated with severe postoperative pain. Literature showed controversial results regarding the efficacy of the rectus sheath block.

methodsThis is a prospective cohort study that recruits 30 patients in the rectus sheath block (RSB) group and 30 patients in the multimodal analgesia (MMA) group who underwent emergency midline laparotomy. The RSB was performed by an experienced anesthetist using a land-mark technique. Independent

resultsThe numeric rating scale score at the recovery was significantly reduced in an RSB group with a p-value of 0.039. Postoperative numeric rating scale scores at 3rd, 6th, 12th, and 24th hours were statistically significantly lower in the RSB group. Postoperative tramadol consumption in 24 h was significantly lower with a p-value of 0.0001 for the rectus sheath group.

conclusionsFor midline laparotomy, adding a bilateral rectus sheath block at the end of the operation might be an effective postoperative analgesia option.

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LaparotomyPainRectus sheath block

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PMID34336198
PMCPMC8318980

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