ArticleIndian journal of anaesthesia2024
Effect of ultrasound-guided quadratus lumborum block on neuroendocrine stress response and postoperative analgesia in paediatric patients undergoing elective open pyeloplasty - A randomised clinical trial.
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- Perioperative effects of the quadratus lumborum block in percutaneous biliary drainage: a prospective randomized controlled study.Turkish journal of medical sciences · 2026Trial
- Ultrasound-guided quadratus lumborum block versus caudal block for post-operative analgesia in childrens.Bioinformation · 2026Article
- Confidence interval reporting in randomised controlled trials: A critical analysis of IJA publications.Indian journal of anaesthesia · 2025Article
- Hypothesis reporting in randomised controlled trials: A critical appraisal of IJA 2024 publications.Indian journal of anaesthesia · 2025Article
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Abstract
Background and Aims: Quadratus lumborum block (QLB) is a compartmental block of the anterior abdominal wall. Surgical trauma produces neuroendocrine surgical stress responses, which are modified by anaesthetic blocks. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of ultrasound (US)-guided QLB on analgesia and surgical neuroendocrine stress response in paediatric patients undergoing pyeloplasty. Methods: A randomised trial was conducted in 60 children aged 1-7 years undergoing elective open pyeloplasty. Patients were randomised into Group QLB [US-guided QLB with 0.5 ml/kg of 0.25% ropivacaine after induction of general anaesthesia (GA)], and Group GA, which received only GA. Perioperative haemodynamic parameters, serum cortisol, blood glucose, analgesic consumption and postoperative FLACC scores were recorded. Unpaired Results: A decrease in serum cortisol and blood glucose values was observed in Group QLB at 30 min after surgical incision and 24 h after surgery compared to the preoperative value and compared to Group GA ( Conclusion: QLB is effective as part of multimodal analgesia and attenuates the neuroendocrine stress in paediatric patients undergoing open pyeloplasty.
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