Efficacy and Safety of Serratus Anterior Plane Block for Pain Management in Patients with Rib Fractures: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.

Abdullah M Alharran, Sara Almutawtah, Sarah Saqer Alblooshi, Fahad A Alsaid, Mohammad Salem Alajmi, Muneera Jasim AlRumaihi, Sara Ahmed Albuhmaid

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Synthesis in Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania), 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Abdullah M AlharranCollege of Medicine and Medical Sciences, Arabian Gulf University, Manama P.O. Box 26671, Bahrain.ORCID 0009-0003-2337-6588

Sara AlmutawtahKuwait Institute for Medical Specialization, Kuwait City P.O. Box 1793, Kuwait.

Sarah Saqer AlblooshiDepartment of Surgery, Al Jahra Hospital, Kuwait City 13001, Kuwait.ORCID 0009-0004-1743-4611

Fahad A AlsaidCollege of Medicine and Medical Sciences, Arabian Gulf University, Manama P.O. Box 26671, Bahrain.

Mohammad Salem AlajmiFaculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Amman 22110, Jordan.

Muneera Jasim AlRumaihiCollege of Medicine and Medical Sciences, Arabian Gulf University, Manama P.O. Box 26671, Bahrain.

Sara Ahmed AlbuhmaidCollege of Medicine and Medical Sciences, Arabian Gulf University, Manama P.O. Box 26671, Bahrain.

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Nerve BlockPain ManagementRib FracturesAnalgesics, OpioidHumansPain MeasurementRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicTreatment OutcomeAnalgesics, Opioidanalgesiaanesthesiachest traumapain managementSAPB

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PMID41752680

DOI10.3390/medicina62020281

PMCPMC12943399

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