Open AccessUltrasound-Guided Posterior Quadratus Lumborum Block for Acute Postoperative Analgesia in Adult Patients: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials
Author(s) -
Cheng Lin,
Xuemei Wang,
Chaosheng Qin,
Jingchen Liu
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
therapeutics and clinical risk management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.719
H-Index - 55
eISSN - 1178-203X
pISSN - 1176-6336
DOI - 10.2147/tcrm.s349494
Subject(s) - medicine , randomized controlled trial , placebo , analgesic , anesthesia , meta analysis , surgery , morphine , postoperative pain , alternative medicine , pathology
The quadratus lumborum block provides postoperative analgesia for patients undergoing abdominal surgery, although there are three common approaches to perform this block. The present meta-analysis investigated the effectiveness of posterior quadratus lumborum block (QLB2) after surgery.