Trial reportHernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery2023
The effects of dexamethasone added to ilioinguinal/iliohypogastric nerve (IIN/IHN) block on rebound pain in inguinal hernia surgery: a randomized controlled trial.
Trial report in Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05172908 (The Effect of Preoperative Intravenous Dexamethasone on Postoperative Rebound Pain and Sleep Quality in Patients Receiving Ultrasonography-Guided Ilioinguinal and Iliohypogastric Nerve Block for Inguinal Hernia Repair), which is not on this map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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The Effect of Preoperative Intravenous Dexamethasone on Postoperative Rebound Pain and Sleep Quality in Patients Receiving Ultrasonography-Guided Ilioinguinal and Iliohypogastric Nerve Block for Inguinal Hernia Repair
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- Pooled it
- The impact of ultrasound-guided erector spinae plane block combined with paravertebral block on postoperative rebound pain following thoracoscopic lobectomy.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Article
- Single-point ultrasound-guided iliohypogastric-ilioinguinal-genitofemoral nerve block for inguinal hernia surgery in older adult patients: a randomized controlled trial.Quantitative imaging in medicine and surgery · 2024Article
- Current Status and Global Trend of Rebound Pain After Regional Anesthesia: A Bibliometric Analysis.Local and regional anesthesia · 2024Article
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Abstract
purposeThe purpose of the present study was to evaluate the effects of IV dexamethasone added to one single injection Ilioinguinal/Iliohypogastric Nerve (IIN/IHN) block on tramadol consumption and Modified Rebound Pain Score (MRPS) in the first postoperative 24 h in inguinal hernia surgery.
methodsFive mg IV dexamethasone as an analgesic adjunct in the multimodal analgesia was administered to the patients who were scheduled for Inguinal Hernia Surgery and randomized to Group Dex and normal saline was administered to the patients who were randomized to the Control Group in addition to IIN/IHN Block. Postoperative tramadol consumption, Modified Rebound Pain Score (MRPS), the incidence of Rebound Pain, Rebound Pain time, postoperative 48-h opioid consumption, Numerical Rating Scale (NRS) scores, Quality of Recovery Score (QoR-15), Sleep Quality, and adverse events were evaluated in the patients.
resultsThe mean scores of MRPS were lower in Group Dex than in the Control Group, both at rest (p = 0.001) and with motion (p = 0.001). Tramadol consumption in the first postoperative 24 h was 45.17 ± 49.59 mg in Group Dex and 95 ± 59.23 mg in the Control Group. The difference between the groups was statistically significant (p < 0.001).
conclusionsIn conclusion, adding IV dexamethasone as a part of multimodal analgesia to IIN/IHN block for inguinal hernia surgery resulted in lower MRPS and lower postoperative opioid (tramadol) consumption. For this reason, IV dexamethasone can be added to the IIN/IHN block after inguinal hernia surgery to reduce the incidence of rebound pain, rebound pain scores, and NRS scores for pain, decrease postoperative opioid consumption, and improve the quality of recovery. CLINICAL
trial registrationClinicalTrials.gov: Ref; NCT05172908, Date: December 29, 2021.
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