Open AccessA comparative study of transversus abdominis plane block versus quadratus lumborum block for postoperative analgesia following lower abdominal surgeries: A prospective double-blinded study
Author(s) -
Gunjan Kumar,
N Gnanasekar,
Pranjali Kurhekar,
T Krishna Prasad
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
al-banǧ. maqālāt wa abḥāṯ fī al-taẖdīr wa-al-in’āš
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0259-1162
DOI - 10.4103/aer.aer_158_18
Subject(s) - ropivacaine , medicine , anesthesia , analgesic , morphine , block (permutation group theory) , surgery , double blinded , abdominal surgery , pain scale , geometry , mathematics , alternative medicine , pathology , placebo
Traditional truncal blocks are devoid of visceral analgesia. Quadratus lumborum (QL) block has shown greater efficacy in providing the same.