Open AccessScalp block for analgesia after craniotomy: A meta-analysis
Author(s) -
Ardyan Wardhana,
Sudadi Sudadi
Publication year - 2019
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_315_19
Subject(s) - medicine , scalp , meta analysis , confidence interval , anesthesia , randomized controlled trial , craniotomy , visual analogue scale , opioid , surgery , receptor
A previous meta-analysis reported that scalp block had limited benefits (low-quality evidence) compared to no-scalp block modalities for analgesia after craniotomy. However, it included studies using two different pain intensity measurement scales. Therefore, we performed another meta-analysis using a single scale.