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ArticleIndian journal of anaesthesia2022

Ultrasound-guided transversalis fascia plane block versus wound infiltration for both acute and chronic post-caesarean pain management - A randomised controlled trial.

Geetanjali T Chilkoti, Diksha Gaur, Ashok K Saxena, Anju Gupta, Rachna Agarwal, Sapna Jain

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Article in Indian journal of anaesthesia, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06847022 (Efficacy of Ultrasound-guided Transversalis Fascia Plane Block), which is not on this map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9citing papers in PubMed
3.3field-weighted citation impact, top 7% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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NCT06847022 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2024, after this paper: background citation

Efficacy of Ultrasound-guided Transversalis Fascia Plane Block (TFPB) in Controlling Postoperative Pain After Transverse Incision in Gynecologic Surgery

TypeinterventionalSponsorThammasat UniversityRan2024 to 2025Enrolled32ConditionsTransversalis Fascia Plane Block, Gynecologic Surgical ProceduresArmsUS-guided transversalis fascia plane block
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Ultrasound-guided fascial plane blocks in chronic pain: a narrative review.Journal of anesthesia, analgesia and critical care · 2024
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  4. Risk of bias in published randomised controlled trials.Indian journal of anaesthesia · 2023
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  5. Trends in research inIndian journal of anaesthesia · 2023
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Geetanjali T ChilkotiDepartment of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, University College of Medical Sciences and Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital, Shahdara, Delhi, India.
Diksha GaurDepartment of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, University College of Medical Sciences and Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital, Shahdara, Delhi, India.
Ashok K SaxenaDepartment of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, University College of Medical Sciences and Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital, Shahdara, Delhi, India.
Anju GuptaDepartment of Anaesthesiology & Critical Care, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi, India.
Rachna AgarwalDepartment of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, University College of Medical Sciences and Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital, Shahdara, Delhi, India.
Sapna JainDepartment of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, University College of Medical Sciences and Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital, Shahdara, Delhi, India.
University College of Medical Sciences · INAll India Institute of Medical Sciences · IN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background and Aims: Ultrasound-guided transversalis fascia plane block (USG-guided TFPB) has recently been evaluated for post-caesarean acute pain management. We compared it with standard wound infiltration for both acute and chronic post-caesarean pain management. Methods: All patients undergoing caesarean section (CS) under subarachnoid block were included and randomised. Patients in group C received standard wound infiltration (20 ml of 0.375% ropivacaine) and group-T received bilateral USG-guided TFPB (20 ml of 0.375% ropivacaine) at the end of the surgery. Acute pain assessed using numeric rating scale (NRS), time to first request of analgesia and total rescue analgesic consumption in 24 hours. The incidence of chronic persistent post-surgical pain (CPSP), neuropathic pain component and quality of life (QoL) were assessed. Fisher's exact test, Chi-square test, unpaired Student's t-test and Mann-Whitney U test were used. Results: Sixty patients were included with 30 in each group. NRS score on rest at 6 Conclusion: TFPB is efficacious for management of both acute and chronic post-caesarean pain management.

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Caesarean sectionchronic paininterventionalultrasonography

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PMID36111099
PMCPMC9468997
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