Open AccessTo evaluate the effect of quadratus lumborum block on the tramadol sparing effect in patients undergoing open inguinal hernia surgery: A randomised controlled trial
Author(s) -
Vanita Ahuja,
Deepak Thapa,
Souvik Nandi,
Satinder Gombar,
Ashwani Kumar Dalal,
Rajesh Kumar Bansiwal
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_545_20
Subject(s) - medicine , tramadol , anesthesia , inguinal hernia , ropivacaine , surgery , randomized controlled trial , hernia , analgesic
An ultrasound-guided quadratus lumborum (QL) block provides both somatic and visceral analgesia in abdominal surgeries. We aimed to evaluate the postoperative tramadol sparing effect of single-shot anterior QL block in inguinal hernia surgery patients.