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ReviewMedicina (Kaunas, Lithuania)2023

Peripheral Nerve Blocks for Cesarean Delivery Analgesia: A Narrative Review.

Lisa Sangkum, Amornrat Tangjitbampenbun, Theerawat Chalacheewa, Kristin Brennan, Henry Liu

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Review in Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07137208 (Bilevel Erector Spinae Plane Block Versus Transversus Abdominis Plane Block for Analgesia After Cesarean Delivery Under Spinal Anesthesia), which is not on this map. Cited by 2 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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2citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.6field-weighted citation impact, top 16% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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.

NCT07137208 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2025, after this paper: background citation

Bilevel Erector Spinae Plane Block Versus Transversus Abdominis Plane Block for Analgesia After Cesarean Delivery Under Spinal Anesthesia: A Randomized Controlled Trial

TypeinterventionalSponsorMansoura UniversityRan2025 to 2026Enrolled90ConditionsCesarean Section WoundArmsESP block, TAP Block, Bupivacaine injection
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Pooled it
  2. Review
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Lisa SangkumDepartment of Anesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10400, Thailand.ORCID 0000-0002-4638-0198
Amornrat TangjitbampenbunDepartment of Anesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10400, Thailand.
Theerawat ChalacheewaDepartment of Anesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10400, Thailand.
Kristin BrennanDepartment of Anesthesiology, Penn Medicine Lancaster General Hospital, 555 N Duke St., Lancaster, PA 17602, USA.
Henry LiuDepartment of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Perelman School of Medicine, The University of Pennsylvania, 3400 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-8948-5996
Mahidol University · THLancaster General Hospital · USUniversity of Pennsylvania · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Effective postoperative analgesia using multimodal approach improves maternal and neonatal outcomes after cesarean delivery. The use of neuraxial approach (local anesthetic and opioids) and intravenous adjunctive drugs, such as nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and acetaminophen, currently represents the standard regimen for post-cesarean delivery analgesia. Peripheral nerve blocks may be considered in patients who are unable to receive neuraxial techniques; these blocks may also be used as a rescue technique in selected patients. This review discusses the relevant anatomy, current evidence, and advantages and disadvantages of the various peripheral nerve block techniques. Further research is warranted to compare the analgesic efficacy of these techniques, especially newer blocks (e.g., quadratus lumborum blocks and erector spinae plane blocks). Moreover, future studies should determine the safety profile of these blocks (e.g., fascial plane blocks) in the obstetric population because of its increased susceptibility to local anesthetic toxicity.

Indexed as

AnalgesiaNerve BlockAnalgesics, OpioidAnesthetics, LocalFemaleHumansInfant, NewbornPain ManagementPostoperative PainPregnancyAnalgesics, OpioidAnesthetics, Localanalgesiacesarean sectionneuraxial analgesiaperioperative careperipheral nerve block

Identifiers

PMID38004000
PMCPMC10673165
OpenAlexW4388331684

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