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Trial reportSaudi medical journal2022

Investigation of the analgesic efficacy of ultrasound-guided thoracolumbar interfacial plane block in vertebral surgery: A prospective randomized clinical study.

Hakan Tapar, Özgür Demir, Ali Genç, Mehtap G Balta, Vildan Kölükçü, Tugba Karaman, Serkan Dogru, Serkan Karaman, Mustafa Suren

Open access · diamondAbstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Saudi medical journal, 2022. 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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0cells of the map it votes in
1citing papers in PubMed
0.9field-weighted citation impact, top 26% 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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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Long-term impact of gastrointestinal risk stratification management on perioperative digestive complications in elderly osteoporotic vertebral fracture patients: a 10-year interrupted time series study.European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Hakan TaparFrom the Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation (Tapar, Balta, Kölükçü, T. Karaman, S. Karaman,); from the Department of Neurosurgery (Demir), Medical Faculty, Tokat Gaziosmanpasa University, from the Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation (Genç), Turhal State Hospital, from the Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation (Suren), Medical Faculty, Samsun University, Tokat, and from the Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation (Dogru), Mersin City Hospital, Mersin, Turkey.
Özgür DemirFrom the Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation (Tapar, Balta, Kölükçü, T. Karaman, S. Karaman,); from the Department of Neurosurgery (Demir), Medical Faculty, Tokat Gaziosmanpasa University, from the Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation (Genç), Turhal State Hospital, from the Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation (Suren), Medical Faculty, Samsun University, Tokat, and from the Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation (Dogru), Mersin City Hospital, Mersin, Turkey.
Ali GençFrom the Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation (Tapar, Balta, Kölükçü, T. Karaman, S. Karaman,); from the Department of Neurosurgery (Demir), Medical Faculty, Tokat Gaziosmanpasa University, from the Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation (Genç), Turhal State Hospital, from the Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation (Suren), Medical Faculty, Samsun University, Tokat, and from the Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation (Dogru), Mersin City Hospital, Mersin, Turkey.
Mehtap G BaltaFrom the Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation (Tapar, Balta, Kölükçü, T. Karaman, S. Karaman,); from the Department of Neurosurgery (Demir), Medical Faculty, Tokat Gaziosmanpasa University, from the Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation (Genç), Turhal State Hospital, from the Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation (Suren), Medical Faculty, Samsun University, Tokat, and from the Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation (Dogru), Mersin City Hospital, Mersin, Turkey.
Vildan KölükçüFrom the Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation (Tapar, Balta, Kölükçü, T. Karaman, S. Karaman,); from the Department of Neurosurgery (Demir), Medical Faculty, Tokat Gaziosmanpasa University, from the Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation (Genç), Turhal State Hospital, from the Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation (Suren), Medical Faculty, Samsun University, Tokat, and from the Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation (Dogru), Mersin City Hospital, Mersin, Turkey.
Tugba KaramanFrom the Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation (Tapar, Balta, Kölükçü, T. Karaman, S. Karaman,); from the Department of Neurosurgery (Demir), Medical Faculty, Tokat Gaziosmanpasa University, from the Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation (Genç), Turhal State Hospital, from the Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation (Suren), Medical Faculty, Samsun University, Tokat, and from the Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation (Dogru), Mersin City Hospital, Mersin, Turkey.
Serkan DogruFrom the Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation (Tapar, Balta, Kölükçü, T. Karaman, S. Karaman,); from the Department of Neurosurgery (Demir), Medical Faculty, Tokat Gaziosmanpasa University, from the Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation (Genç), Turhal State Hospital, from the Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation (Suren), Medical Faculty, Samsun University, Tokat, and from the Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation (Dogru), Mersin City Hospital, Mersin, Turkey.
Serkan KaramanFrom the Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation (Tapar, Balta, Kölükçü, T. Karaman, S. Karaman,); from the Department of Neurosurgery (Demir), Medical Faculty, Tokat Gaziosmanpasa University, from the Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation (Genç), Turhal State Hospital, from the Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation (Suren), Medical Faculty, Samsun University, Tokat, and from the Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation (Dogru), Mersin City Hospital, Mersin, Turkey.
Mustafa SurenFrom the Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation (Tapar, Balta, Kölükçü, T. Karaman, S. Karaman,); from the Department of Neurosurgery (Demir), Medical Faculty, Tokat Gaziosmanpasa University, from the Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation (Genç), Turhal State Hospital, from the Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation (Suren), Medical Faculty, Samsun University, Tokat, and from the Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation (Dogru), Mersin City Hospital, Mersin, Turkey.
Türk Anesteziyoloji ve Reanimasyon Derneği · TR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesTo investigate the effect of thoracolumbar interfacial plane block (TLIP) on analgesic consumption and pain score in vertebral surgery.

methodsAll patients (64 patients undergoing vertebral surgery) were randomly allocated as Group T (patients with block, n=32) and Group C (patients without block, n=32). After surgery, patient-controlled analgesia using tramadol was administered to all patients. Pain intensity was evaluated with visual analogue scale (VAS; recovery room at 1, 2, 6, 12, and 24 hours postoperative), and as rescue analgesia, morphine was administered to patients with VAS scores of >4. In this study, total tramadol consumption, the number of patients requiring morphine, VAS score, and Quality of Recovery-40 of all patients questionnaire was evaluated.

resultsThere were important differences between the 2 groups according to mean postoperative tramadol consumption (Group T and Group C; 180 mg [100-260] vs. 210 mg [100-300];

conclusionUltrasound-TLIP reduces analgesic consumption and pain severity after vertebral surgery. Therefore, it is an important regional analgesia technique. CLINICALTRIALSGOV GRANT NO:

Indexed as

Nerve BlockTramadolAnalgesicsAnalgesics, OpioidHumansMorphinePostoperative PainProspective StudiesUltrasonography, InterventionalAnalgesicsAnalgesics, OpioidMorphineTramadolanalgesiamorphinenerve blockpainpostoperative periodspinetramadolvisual analog scale

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PMID36261200
PMCPMC9994504
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