ArticleHeliyon2021
The efficacy of TAP block versus ilioinguinal block for post-cesarean section pain management: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Article in Heliyon, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07560267 (Efficacy of Ultrasound-Guided Erector Spinae Plane Block in Postoperative Pain Management in Nephrectomy), which is not on this map. Cited by 8 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Efficacy of Ultrasound-Guided Erector Spinae Plane Block in Postoperative Pain Management in Nephrectomy: A Randomized Controlled Trial
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8 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 12 citations in OpenAlex.
- Comparison of analgesic modalities after cesarean section: a network meta-analysis and systematic review.International journal of surgery (London, England) · 2025Pooled it
- Ultrasound-guided regional anaesthesia techniques for post-caesarean analgesia: a narrative review of current evidence.Anaesthesiology intensive therapy · 2026Review
- Postoperative Analgesic Practices and Pain Control Outcomes After Caesarean Delivery: A Cross-Sectional Survey of 215 Hospitals in Hubei Province, China.Journal of pain research · 2026Article
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- Peripheral Nerve Blocks for Cesarean Delivery Analgesia: A Narrative Review.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2023Review
- Regional Analgesia for Cesarean Delivery: A Narrative Review Toward Enhancing Outcomes in Parturients.Journal of pain research · 2023Review
- Systematic review and meta-analysis of the effect of nerve block under ultrasound in ilioinguinal/iliohypogastric in children.Translational pediatrics · 2022Article
- Analgesic efficacy and safety of transversus abdominis plane block in women undergoing cesarean delivery: An umbrella review of systematic reviews and meta-analyses.Saudi journal of anaesthesiaReview
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Abstract
backgroundControversy still exists regarding the analgesic efficacy of transverse abdominis plane (TAP) block versus ilioinguinal or iliohypogastric (IL/IH) nerve block for postoperative pain management following cesarean section. This meta-analysis aimed to perform relatively credible pooled results on the efficacy of the TAP versus IL/IH nerve block for postoperative pain management after cesarean section.
methodsDatabases such as: PubMed/MEDLINE, Google scholar, and google were systematically searched. studies compared the analgesic efficacy of TAP versus IL/IH nerve block for postoperative pain management following cesarean section were included. Data were extracted by three reviewers independently by using Microsoft Excel and then exported to STATA™ 16 version statistical software for analysis. We used a random-effects model meta-analysis and the mean difference of analgesic efficacy with a 95 % confidence interval was reported based on Preferred Reporting Items for systematic reviews and meta-analysis (PRISMA).
resultsFive studies with a total of 390 (196 in TAP and 194 in IL/IH) study participants were included in this meta-analysis. No statistically significant difference was observed between the TAP and IL/IH groups in time to first rescue analgesic request, total postoperative analgesic consumption in milligrams of intravenous tramadol equivalence, and post pain severity score at different points of time both rest and movement.
conclusionThis meta-analysis revealed that both approaches have similar postoperative analgesic efficacy following cesarean section. we recommend that the clinician may consider either approach for post-cesarean section pain management.
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