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Trial reportEuropean spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society2024

Postoperative recovery scores and pain management: a comparison of modified thoracolumbar interfascial plane block and quadratus lumborum block for lumbar disc herniation.

Selcuk Alver, Bahadir Ciftci, Erkan Cem Celik, Maral Sargolzaeimoghaddam, Ahmet Cetinkal, Cem Erdogan, Ali Ahiskalioglu

2 registry-linked trialsAbstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in 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, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT06477198 nacompletednot on this map

Posterior Quadratus Lumborum Block vs Erector Spinae Plane Plane Block for Pain Management After Lumbar Spinal Surgery

TypeinterventionalSponsorMedipol UniversityRan2024 to 2025Enrolled60ConditionsLumbar Disc HerniationArmsQLB, ESPB, Postoperative analgesia management
NCT07480278 narecruitingnot on this mapstarted 2026, after this paper: background citation

Comparison of Ultrasound-Guided Modified Thoracolumbar Interfascial Plane Block Versus Quadro-Iliac Plane Block for Postoperative Analgesia in Patients Undergoing Lumbar Microdiscectomy

TypeinterventionalSponsorBursa City HospitalRan2026 to 2026Enrolled80ConditionsPostoperative Pain ManagementArmsModified Thoracolumbar Interfascial Plane Block (mTLIP), Quadro-Iliac Plane Block (QIPB)
3 · Its place in the literature

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Selcuk AlverDepartment of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, Istanbul Medipol University, Bagcilar, 34040, Istanbul, Turkey.ORCID 0000-0003-4739-6623
Bahadir CiftciDepartment of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, Istanbul Medipol University, Bagcilar, 34040, Istanbul, Turkey. bciftci@medipol.edu.tr.ORCID 0000-0002-3245-6614
Erkan Cem CelikDepartment of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, Development and Design Application and Research Center, Ataturk University School of Medicine, Erzurum, Turkey.ORCID 0000-0002-7773-9562
Maral SargolzaeimoghaddamIstanbul Medipol University, Istanbul, Turkey.ORCID 0000-0001-6428-0791
Ahmet CetinkalDepartment of Neurosurgery, Istanbul Medipol University, Istanbul, Turkey.ORCID 0000-0002-7597-1456
Cem ErdoganDepartment of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, Istanbul Medipol University, Bagcilar, 34040, Istanbul, Turkey.ORCID 0000-0002-6319-0978
Ali AhiskaliogluDepartment of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, Development and Design Application and Research Center, Ataturk University School of Medicine, Erzurum, Turkey.ORCID 0000-0002-8467-8171
Istanbul Medipol University · TRAtatürk University · TR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeIn this prospective, randomized study, we aimed to compare the global recovery scores and postoperative pain management between US-guided mTLIP block versus QLB after lumbar spine surgery.

methods60 patients with ASA score I-II planned for microendoscopic discectomy under general anesthesia were included. We allocated the patients into two groups: the QLB group (n = 30) or the mTLIP group (n = 30). QLB and mTLIP was performed with 30 ml 0.25% bupivacaine in the groups. Paracetamol 1 g IV 3 × 1 was ordered to the patients at the postoperative period. If the NRS score was ≥ 4, 1 mg/kg tramadol IV was administered as rescue analgesia.

resultsThere was a significant between-group difference in the mean global QoR-40 scores 24 h postsurgery. Both the static and dynamic NRS scores were significantly lower in the postoperative 1-16 h period in the mTLIP group. There was no significant between-group difference in the NRS scores 24 h postsurgery. There was no significant between-group difference in postoperative rescue analgesia consumption. However, the need for rescue analgesia was lower in the postoperative first 5 h in the mTLIP group, and survival probability was higher in the mTLIP group according to Kaplan-Meier survival analysis. There was no significant difference between the groups in the rate of adverse events.

conclusionmTLIP provided superior analgesia compared to posterior QLB. The QoR-40 scores in the mTLIP group were higher than those in the QLB group.

Indexed as

Intervertebral Disc DisplacementNerve BlockAnalgesics, OpioidAnesthetics, LocalHumansPostoperative PainPostoperative PeriodUltrasonography, InterventionalAnalgesics, OpioidAnesthetics, LocalMicroendoscopic discectomyModified thoracolumbar interfascial plane blockPain managementQuadratus lumborum block

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PMID37314577
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