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ArticleTurkish journal of obstetrics and gynecology2022

Superior hypogastric plexus (SHP) block during minimally invasive hysterectomy: A systematic review.

Osama Alomar, Mohammed Abuzaid, Ahmed Abu-Zaid, Ismail A Al-Badawi, Hani Salem

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Article in Turkish journal of obstetrics and gynecology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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2citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
0.9field-weighted citation impact, top 27% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Osama AlomarDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0003-4715-9396
Mohammed AbuzaidDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0001-5528-4037
Ahmed Abu-ZaidDepartment of Pharmacology, College of Graduate Health Sciences, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee, United States of America.ORCID 0000-0003-2286-2181
Ismail A Al-BadawiDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0001-5775-9702
Hani SalemDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0002-7449-2568
King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre · SAKing Fahd Medical City · SAUniversity of Tennessee Health Science Center · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

To systematically summarize the efficacy and safety of superior hypogastric plexus (SHP) block versus no SHP block among patients undergoing minimally invasive hysterectomy (MIH). Five information sources were screened from inception until 04.04.2022 and comprised the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, PubMed, Embase, Scopus, and Web of Science. The inclusion criteria comprised (i) patients: individuals undergoing MIH, (ii) intervention: SHP block, (iii) Comparator: no SHP block, (iv) Outcomes: postoperative pain, postoperative opioid consumption, operation time, estimated intraoperative blood loss, hospital stay, and complications/toxicities, and (v) Study design: randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and non-randomized comparative trials published in peer-reviewed journals. Owing to the insignificant number of available studies, methodologic heterogeneity, and procedural variances, it was impossible to carry out a quantitative meta-analysis. Hence, the results of the included studies were only reported qualitatively (descriptively). Three studies (2 RCTs and 1 cohort study), comprising 210 patients (SHP=107 and non-SHP=103) were included in the qualitative synthesis. Overall, the included studies had a low risk of bias. The results showed that SHP block appeared largely safe and could reduce postoperative pain and opioid consumption. However, SHP block did not offer clinical benefits in terms of reduced operation time, intraoperative blood loss, and hospital stay compared with non-SHP block. Among patients undergoing MIH, this first ever systematic review showed that SHP block was safe and exhibited potential analgesic and opioid-sparing effects postoperatively. Additional RCTs are needed to carry out a powered meta-analysis and validate the findings.

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hysterectomyminimally invasive surgerypostoperative painSuperior hypogastric plexussystematic review

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PMID35770442
PMCPMC9249362
OpenAlexW4283577375

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