Regional anesthesia and pain medicine
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Reg Anesth Pain Med · Jan 2024
Iliopsoas plane block does not improve pain after primary total hip arthroplasty in the presence of multimodal analgesia: a single institution randomized controlled trial.
The clinical analgesic efficacy of iliopsoas plane block remains a subject of discussion. This study aimed to assess the analgesic efficacy of iliopsoas plane block under general anesthesia using multimodal analgesia. ⋯ Iliopsoas plane block did not improve postoperative analgesia following total hip arthroplasty under general anesthesia with a multimodal analgesic regimen. The blockade of sensory femoral branches supplying the anterior hip capsule using iliopsoas plane block may not yield additional benefits concerning patient outcomes in the aforementioned clinical context.
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Reg Anesth Pain Med · Jan 2024
Additive value of superficial parasternal intercostal plane block and serratus anterior plane block in lung transplantation surgery: a retrospective exploratory study.
Adequate pain control following lung transplantation (LTx) surgery is paramount. Thoracic epidural analgesia (TEA) is the gold standard; however, the potential use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) and consequent anticoagulation therapy raises safety concerns, prompting clinicians to seek safer alternatives. The utility of thoracic wall blocks in general thoracic surgery is well established; however, their role in the context of LTx has been poorly investigated. ⋯ sPIP and SAP blocks are safe regional analgesic techniques in LTx involving ECMO and clamshell incision. They are associated with faster tracheal extubation and lower opioid consumption. These techniques should be considered when TEA is not appropriate. Further high-quality studies are warranted to confirm these findings.
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Reg Anesth Pain Med · Jan 2024
Differences in the association between epidural analgesia and length of stay by surgery type: an observational study.
Despite a decline in the use of thoracic epidural analgesia related in part to concerns for delayed discharge, it is unknown whether changes in length of stay (LOS) associated with epidural analgesia vary by surgery type. Therefore, we determined the degree to which the association between epidural analgesia (vs no epidural) and LOS differed by surgery type. ⋯ The relationship between epidural analgesia and LOS appears to be different among different surgical populations.
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Reg Anesth Pain Med · Jan 2024
Comparison of methods to identify individuals prescribed opioid analgesics for pain.
While identifying opioid prescriptions in claims data has been instrumental in informing best practises, studies have not evaluated whether certain methods of identifying opioid prescriptions yield better results. We compared three common approaches to identify opioid prescriptions in large, nationally representative databases. ⋯ This analysis found that identifying opioid prescriptions using methods from CDC and OPEN were similar and superior to prespecified database-specific categories. Overall, this study shows the importance of carefully selecting the approach to identify opioid prescriptions when investigating claims data.