Erector spinae plane block for analgesia after cesarean delivery : a systematic review with meta-analysis

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BACKGROUND: Erector spinae plane block (ESPB) is a regional block that may be used for several surgeries. However, the evidence regarding obstetrical procedures is not pooled in the literature.

OBJECTIVES: To assess whether ESPB improves the postoperative pain after cesarean section by a systematic review and meta-analysis.

METHODS: The protocol of this review was registered on PROSPERO (CRD42020192760). We included randomized controlled trials from databases until August 2020. The primary outcome was pain measured on a visual analogic scale; secondary outcomes were analgesic duration, postoperative opioid dose within the 24 hours, nausea/vomiting. The risk of bias and the GRADE criteria to assess quality of evidence were analyzed.

RESULTS: From 436 retrieved studies, three were selected. There was no difference in the pain scores between ESPB and controls at rest after surgery at 4 h (mean difference [MD] = 0.00; 95% CI: -0.72 to 0.72; I² = 0%; very low certainty), 12 h (MD = -1.00; 95% CI: -2.00 to -0.00; I² = 0%, low certainty) and 24 h (MD = -0.68; 95% CI: -1.56 to 0.20; I² = 50%; very low certainty). There was a smaller consumption of tramadol with ESPB compared with controls (MD = -47.66; 95% CI: -77.24 to -18.08; I² = 59%; very low certainty). The analgesic duration of ESPB was longer than the controls (MD = 6.97; 95% CI: 6.30 to 7.65; I² = 58%; very low certainty).

CONCLUSION: ESPB did not decrease the postoperative pain scores when compared to other comparators. However, ESPB showed a lower consumption of tramadol and a longer blockade duration, although the quality of evidence of these outcomes were very low.

Errataetall:

CommentIn: Int J Obstet Anesth. 2023 Feb;53:103614. - PMID 36535864

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:72

Enthalten in:

Brazilian journal of anesthesiology (Elsevier) - 72(2022), 4 vom: 01. Juli, Seite 506-515

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Ribeiro Junior, Idelberto do Val [VerfasserIn]
Carvalho, Vanessa Henriques [VerfasserIn]
Brito, Luiz Gustavo Oliveira [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

39J1LGJ30J
Analgesics
Anesthesia, obstetrical
Cesarean section
Journal Article
Meta-Analysis
Meta-analysis
Review
Systematic Review
Systematic review
Tramadol

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 12.07.2022

Date Revised 24.02.2023

published: Print-Electronic

CommentIn: Int J Obstet Anesth. 2023 Feb;53:103614. - PMID 36535864

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.bjane.2021.09.015

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM332133117