Ultrasound-guided quadratus lumborum block for perioperative analgesia in robot-assisted partial nephrectomy: a randomized controlled trial.

Journal: Trials
PMID: 34819150

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Recently, several case reports and limited randomized studies have shown that quadratus lumborum blocks (QLB) are effective in providing pain relief after intra-abdominal and retroperitoneal operations. Additionally, robot-assisted partial nephrectomy (RAPN) has been proposed as a promising operative treatment for renal carcinoma because it enables early recovery and ambulation. Therefore, we aimed to evaluate the analgesic and opioid-sparing effects of a single-injection QLB in patients undergoing RAPN to determine its role in an early recovery program.

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  • Renchun Lai
    Department of Anesthesiology, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Guangzhou, 510060, People's Republic of China.
  • Quehua Luo
    Department of Anesthesiology, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, Guangdong, People's Republic of China.
  • Jielan Lai
    Department of Anesthesiology, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Guangzhou, 510060, People's Republic of China.
  • Xiaoyun Lu
    College of Pharmacy, Jinan University, 601 Huangpu Avenue West, Guangzhou 510632, China. zhouyang@jnu.edu.cn.
  • Mei Xu
    Department of Radiology, Shenzhen People's Hospital, No.1017 Dongmen North Road, Luohu District, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518020, PR China.

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