Open Access<p>Analgesic Effect of Ultrasound-Guided Preoperative Unilateral Lateral Quadratus Lumborum Block for Laparoscopic Nephrectomy: A Randomized, Double-Blinded, Controlled Trial</p>
Author(s) -
Kyung Hwa Kwak,
Seung Ik Baek,
Jay Kyoung Kim,
TaeHwan Kim,
JiYoun Yeo
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of pain research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.888
H-Index - 49
ISSN - 1178-7090
DOI - 10.2147/jpr.s257466
Subject(s) - medicine , nephrectomy , analgesic , postoperative nausea and vomiting , ropivacaine , anesthesia , randomized controlled trial , nausea , laparoscopic surgery , opioid , saline , vomiting , surgery , laparoscopy , kidney , receptor
The quadratus lumborum block (QLB) is a relatively new regional analgesic technique that could provide analgesia to the abdominal wall and reduce postoperative opioid consumption. We investigated the opioid-sparing effect of a unilateral lateral QLB in laparoscopic nephrectomy.