Open AccessTransversus abdominis plane block versus quadratus lumborum block type 2 for analgesia in renal transplantation
Author(s) -
Marcin Kołacz,
Marcin Mieszkowski,
Marek Janiak,
Krzysztof Zagórski,
Beata Byszewska,
Malgorzata Weryk-Dysko,
Dariusz Onichimowski,
Janusz Trzebicki
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
european journal of anaesthesiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.445
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1365-2346
pISSN - 0265-0215
DOI - 10.1097/eja.0000000000001193
Subject(s) - medicine , fentanyl , anesthesia , transplantation , analgesic , surgery , bupivacaine , general anaesthesia
Several studies have shown an analgesic efficacy of a transversus abdominis plane block (TAPB) in reducing opioid requirements during and after cadaveric renal transplantation surgery, but the effect of a quadratus lumborum block (QLB) in this type of surgery is unclear.