ArticleRomanian journal of anaesthesia and intensive care2023
Rectus Sheath Block in Abdominal Surgery: A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis.
Article in Romanian journal of anaesthesia and intensive care, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07055438 (Analgesic Efficacy of Ultrasound Guided Bilateral External Oblique Intercostal Plane Block Versus Rectus Sheath Block in Upper Abdominal Surgeries), which is not on this map. Cited by 7 papers.
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Analgesic Efficacy of Ultrasound Guided Bilateral External Oblique Intercostal Plane Block Versus Rectus Sheath Block in Upper Abdominal Surgeries: A Randomized Double-blinded Controlled Study
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7 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.
- Bilateral Rectus Sheath Block with Continuous Bupivacaine Infusions After Elective Open Gastrectomy: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2024Trial
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- The role of the rectus sheath block in modern perioperative care for midline laparotomy: a review of the evidence.Frontiers in anesthesiology · 2026Article
- In Search of Ideal Analgesia: Classical and Deep Rectus Sheath Block in Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy.Local and regional anesthesia · 2026Review
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- Investigation into the clinical performance of rectus sheath block in reducing postoperative pain following surgical intervention: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials.Indian journal of anaesthesia · 2024Article
- Nerve Blocks for Post-Surgical Pain Management: A Narrative Review of Current Research.Journal of pain research · 2024Review
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Abstract
Background and aims: With the development of ultrasound-guided and laparoscopic techniques of rectus sheath block (RSB), regional analgesia promises to be efficient and safe. However, studies show controversial results. Our systematic review with meta-analysis aims to evaluate the effect of rectus sheath block in abdominal surgery. Method: We searched PubMed, Google Scholar, and the Cochrane Library from inception to October 2021 for randomised controlled trials written in English. We included studies on adult populations undergoing abdominal surgery. The primary outcomes of our meta-analysis were postoperative pain intensity and postoperative opioid consumption. Data analysis was conducted using the Review Manager software (RevMan, v. 5.4). Statistical heterogeneity was estimated by the I Results: Eight randomised controlled trials (RCTs) in English with a total of 386 patients were included in this meta-analysis. Patients in the RSB group did not consume fewer anaesthetics and opioids after abdominal surgery when compared with patients in the control group. In addition, postoperative pain intensity (out of 10) was not lower in the RSB group when compared with the control group. Finally, RSB did not improve the time to the first opioid/analgesic (min) compared with the non-RSB option. Conclusion: There is no statistically significant evidence in favour of RSB over non-RSB in reducing anaesthetics and opioid consumption, postoperative pain intensity, and increasing time to first opioid/analgesic.
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