Articles: nerve-block.
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Controversy still exists regarding the efficiency and safety of ilioinguinal/iliohypogastric nerve (II/IH) block versus transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block for pain management after inguinal hernia repair. The purpose of the current meta-analysis was to perform a relatively credible and comprehensive assessment to compare the efficiency and safety of II/IH versus TAP for pain management after inguinal hernia repair. ⋯ In general, this meta-analysis revealed that both approaches have similar postoperative opioid consumption and no significant difference in postoperative complication and patient satisfaction. The II/IH block provides excellent analgesic effects at 6 and 8 hours after inguinal herniorrhaphy in compared with the TAP block. However, more high-quality randomized controlled trials with long-term follow-up are still required to make the conclusion.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Bilateral subcostal transversus abdominis plane block does not improve the postoperative analgesia provided by multimodal analgesia after laparoscopic cholecystectomy: A randomised placebo-controlled trial.
Subcostal transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block does not improve analgesia after laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
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Acta Anaesthesiol Scand · Oct 2019
Randomized Controlled TrialAre single-injection erector spinae plane block and multiple-injection costotransverse block equivalent to thoracic paravertebral block?
Thoracic paravertebral block (TPVB) is considered the gold standard for hemithoracic regional anaesthesia. Erector spinae plane block (ESPB) is a new posterior thoracic wall block. Multiple-injection costotransverse block (MICB) mimics TPVB but with injection points within the thoracic intertransverse tissue complex and posterior to the superior costotransverse ligament. We aimed to compare the spread of injectate into the thoracic paravertebral space (TPVS) resulting from single-injection ESPB and MICB, respectively, with TPVB. ⋯ Consistent spread of dye into the TPVS colouring the ventral rami, the communicating rami, and the sympathetic trunk was observed with MICB; in this respect equivalent to TPVB. ESPB exhibited only partial success and was not equivalent to TPVB. No epidural spread was found with neither MICB nor ESPB.
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Curr Opin Anaesthesiol · Oct 2019
ReviewFunctional anatomy of the nerve and optimal placement of the needle for successful (and) safe nerve blocks.
Summarize the current thinking concerning the clinically relevant aspects of nerve anatomy and best injection sites for nerve blocks. ⋯ It is necessary to have a better understanding of what intraneural injection is when dealing with any type of nerve blocks, be that single nerve, plexuses, or the sciatic nerve. Perineural injections provide successful anesthesia without putting the nerve integrity at risk. That practice is supported by years of experience and common sense. Currently, there is no evidence to support any kind of intraneural injections, intrafascicular or extrafascicular.