Transmuscular Quadratus Lumborum Block Reduces Length of Stay in Patients Receiving Total Hip Arthroplasty | Zendy

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Transmuscular Quadratus Lumborum Block Reduces Length of Stay in Patients Receiving Total Hip Arthroplasty

Author(s) -

Michael Green,

Christopher Hoffman,

Usama Iqbal,

Oluwafunke Olabisi Ives,

Benita Hurd

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

anesthesiology and pain medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.438

H-Index - 26

eISSN - 2228-7531

pISSN - 2228-7523

DOI - 10.5812/aapm.80233

Subject(s) - medicine , total hip arthroplasty , surgery , block (permutation group theory) , arthroplasty , hip surgery , geometry , mathematics

QL block employment in hip surgery produces significant reduction in length of stay and intraoperative fentanyl use. While quadratus lumborum blocks are rapidly becoming a popular option due to its quality and spread of analgesia, more adequately powered prospective research must be performed to appropriately elucidate significant trends.

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