ArticleJournal of anaesthesiology, clinical pharmacology
Comparison of the efficacy of erector spinae plane block and peritubal infiltration of levobupivacaine for postoperative analgesia following percutaneous nephrolithotomy.
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- Bridging evidence gaps in opioid-sparing postoperative pain control for percutaneous nephrolithotomy: a network meta-analysis identifying optimal strategies.Urolithiasis · 2026Pooled it
- The analgesic efficacy of erector spinae plane block for percutaneous nephrolithotomy: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.BMC anesthesiology · 2025Pooled it
- Effect of different regional anaesthesia techniques on postoperative analgesia following percutaneous nephrolithotomy: A systematic review and network meta-analysis.Indian journal of anaesthesia · 2025Article
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- Efficacy of Ultrasound-Guided Erector Spinae Plane Block in Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy.Cureus · 2023Article
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Abstract
Background and Aims: Erector spinae plane (ESP) block is a simple and safe interfascial plane block reported to provide good analgesia after thoracolumbar surgeries. We compared its efficacy with conventional peritubal local anesthetic infiltration following percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL). Material and Methods: A total of 60 adult patients posted for elective PCNL were randomly allocated into two groups. Postoperatively, Group I received ultrasound (US) guided peritubular infiltration block with 20 ml of 0.25% levobupivacaine and Group II received US guided ESP block with 20 ml of 0.25% levobupivacaine. The two groups were compared for the time to first rescue analgesic (Injection tramadol), number of rescue analgesic demands, total analgesic consumption in first 24 hours, VAS (rest and dynamic) scores and the adverse effects. The data were analyzed by unpaired t-test and Mann Whitney U test. Results: The time to first rescue analgesic demand was significantly longer in Group II (6.93 ± 2.15 h vs. 16.21 ± 7.53 h). The VAS scores (rest and dynamic) at eight and twelve hours of measurement were significantly lower in Group II ( Conclusion: ESP block is a very effective and safe technique to provide prolonged duration of postoperative analgesia following PCNL. Peritubal local anesthetic infiltration is also a reliable technique for postoperative analgesia.
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