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Trial reportJournal of pain research2025

Clinical Efficacy of Single-

Wan-Na Cao, Bei Qiu, Ying Li, Chang-Long Hu, Hua-Cheng Liu, Kai-Ming Yuan, Fang-Yi Wang

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Trial report in Journal of pain research, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Wan-Na CaoDepartment of Anesthesiology, Taizhou Women and Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Taizhou, 318000, People's Republic of China.
Bei QiuDepartment of Anesthesiology, Taizhou Women and Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Taizhou, 318000, People's Republic of China.
Ying LiDepartment of Anesthesiology, Taizhou Women and Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Taizhou, 318000, People's Republic of China.
Chang-Long HuDepartment of Anesthesiology, Taizhou Women and Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Taizhou, 318000, People's Republic of China.
Hua-Cheng LiuDepartment of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Key Laboratory of Pediatric Anesthesiology, Ministry of Education, Wenzhou Medical University, Key Laboratory of Anesthesiology of Zhejiang Province, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, 325027, People's Republic of China.
Kai-Ming YuanDepartment of Anesthesiology, Taizhou Women and Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Taizhou, 318000, People's Republic of China.
Fang-Yi WangDepartment of Anesthesiology, Taizhou Women and Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Taizhou, 318000, People's Republic of China.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objective: Transversus abdominis plane block (TAPB) has been widely used for lower-segment cesarean sections (CS). However, traditional single-level TAPB may not provide sufficient analgesia for parturients. This study aimed to validate whether dual-level TAPB could offer more extensive blocking and better clinical outcomes. Methods: A total of 114 full-term parturients undergoing lower-segment CS were included in this prospective, randomized, controlled study. Subjects were randomly assigned to receive either single-level (group SL) or dual-level (group DL) TAPB. Dual-level TAPB was performed at the umbilical level and the level above the anterior superior iliac spine, while single-level was performed only at the umbilical level. The primary outcome was the proportion of the abdomen successfully blocked 20 minutes after TAPB. Results: Twenty minutes after TAPB, dual-level TAPB resulted in a more extensive cutaneous sensory block compared to single-level TAPB. The difference in the proportion of successfully blocked zones was statistically significant, with 46.9% (43.8%, 53.1%) in group SL Conclusion: Compared to traditional single-level TAPB, dual-level TAPB produced more extensive cutaneous sensory block and better postoperative analgesia effects.

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PMCPMC12125607

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