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Trial reportLangenbeck's archives of surgery2023

Ultrasound-guided erector spinae plane block for postoperative analgesia in Chinese patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy: a double-blind randomized controlled trial.

Heng Lu, Qingyun Xie, Wei Ye, Zhaohua Zhou, Zehua Lei

Abstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Langenbeck's archives of surgery, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Heng LuDepartment of Anesthesiology, People's Hospital of Leshan, Leshan, 614000, People's Republic of China.
Qingyun XieDepartment of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, People's Hospital of Leshan, Leshan, 614000, People's Republic of China.
Wei YeDepartment of Anesthesiology, People's Hospital of Leshan, Leshan, 614000, People's Republic of China.
Zhaohua ZhouDepartment of Anesthesiology, People's Hospital of Leshan, Leshan, 614000, People's Republic of China.
Zehua LeiDepartment of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, People's Hospital of Leshan, Leshan, 614000, People's Republic of China. zhlei_lshosp@hotmail.com.
People's Hospital of Bishan District · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposePain management after laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) is a main concern for Chinese clinicians. This study aims to explore the effect of erector spinae plane block (ESPB) on the postoperative analgesia of patients undergoing LC in China.

methodsIn this randomized controlled trial (RCT), 220 patients were randomized into the ESPB group and control group. Patients in the ESPB group received a bilateral ESPB, and patients in the control group were injected saline. Lornoxicam (0.08 mg/mL, 100 mL) was used as routine analgesia for both groups after the surgery. Visual analog scale (VAS) score at rest state at 12 h postoperative was the primary outcome and divided into no pain, mild pain, moderate pain, and severe pain.

resultsFinally, 197 patients were included for analysis. At postoperative 12 h, ESPB group observed less patients with moderate pain (0% vs. 8.91%) and severe pain (0% vs. 0.99%) than the control group (P < 0.001). Moreover, ESPB group found less dose of additional sufentanil (5.55 ± 1.37 μg vs. 10.67 ± 5.05 μg), less requirement for rescue analgesia (13.54% vs. 31.68%), earlier first time to leave bed (10 h vs. 18 h), and earlier first exhaust time (17.5 h vs. 25 h), less adverse reactions (5.21% vs. 17.82%), and higher satisfaction degree (78.13% vs. 31.68%) (all P < 0.05).

conclusionsESPB was followed by better postoperative analgesia and less opioid consumption.

Indexed as

AnalgesiaCholecystectomy, LaparoscopicNerve BlockEast Asian PeopleHumansPainUltrasonography, InterventionalErector spinae plane blockLaparoscopic cholecystectomyOpioid consumptionPostoperative analgesia

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