Open AccessEfficacy of ultrasound guided quadratus lumborum block as postoperative analgesia in renal transplantation recipients: A randomised double blind clinical study
Author(s) -
Gaurav Sindwani,
Sandeep Sahu,
Aditi Suri,
Sanjoy Kumar Sureka,
Manu Thomas
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
indian journal of anaesthesia/indian journal of anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.645
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 0976-2817
pISSN - 0019-5049
DOI - 10.4103/ija.ija_21_20
Subject(s) - medicine , fentanyl , anesthesia , interquartile range , sedation , transplantation , nausea , surgery , postoperative nausea and vomiting
Postoperative pain following renal transplantation is moderate to severe. Quadratus lumborum block (QLB) is a new block that can provide effective analgesia following abdominal and retroperitoneal surgeries. This study aimed to evaluate the analgesic efficacy of QLB for postoperative analgesia in patients undergoing renal transplantation.