Investigation of the effect of ultrasonography-guided bilateral erector spinae plane block on postoperative opioid consumption and pain scores in patients undergoing hepatectomy : a prospective, randomized, controlled study

BACKGROUND: There is still a debate about what constitutes effective and safe postoperative analgesia in hepatectomy surgery. Erector spinae plane (ESP) block may be an important part of multimodal analgesia application in hepatectomy surgery.

OBJECTIVES: To compare the effects of ultrasound-guided bilateral erector spinae plane block combined with intravenous (iv) patient-controlled analgesia (iv PCA), in comparison with iv PCA alone, in hepatectomy surgery.

DESIGN AND SETTINGS: Randomized prospective single-blinded study in a tertiary university hospital.

METHODS: Fifty patients scheduled for elective hepatectomy surgery were included in the study. Patients were randomized into the ESP group or the control group. In the ESP group, bilateral ESP block was performed preoperatively and iv PCA was used. In the control group, only iv PCA was used. Numerical rating scale (NRS) scores at rest and coughing, analgesic requirements and occurrences of nausea and vomiting were recorded.

RESULTS: Intraoperative and postoperative opioid consumption, rescue analgesia requirement and resting and dynamic NRS scores were significantly lower in the ESP group (P < 0.05). There was no significant difference between two groups in terms of the presence of dynamic pain after the first postoperative hour. While all patients in the control group had nausea and vomiting, 24% of the patients in the ESP group did not have nausea and vomiting.

CONCLUSION: This study showed that ESP block can be used as a part of multimodal analgesia, with the benefit of reducing opioid consumption and postoperative nausea and vomiting in hepatectomy surgery.

CLINICAL TRIAL REGISTRATION: ACTRN12620000466943.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:140

Enthalten in:

Sao Paulo medical journal = Revista paulista de medicina - 140(2022), 1 vom: 17. Jan., Seite 144-152

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Hacıbeyoğlu, Gülçin [VerfasserIn]
Topal, Ahmet [VerfasserIn]
Küçükkartallar, Tevfik [VerfasserIn]
Yılmaz, Resul [VerfasserIn]
Arıcan, Şule [VerfasserIn]
Uzun, Sema Tuncer [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Analgesics, Opioid
Journal Article
Randomized Controlled Trial

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 21.03.2022

Date Revised 04.11.2022

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1590/1516-3180.2020.0757.R1.08062021

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM335785980