Evaluating the Analgesic Efficacy of Superficial Cervical Plexus Block for Head and Neck Surgeries: A Comparative Randomized Control Study
Introduction: In the present study, the advantages of superficial cervical plexus block (SCPB) were evaluated using a landmark-guided method. Our primary aim was to evaluate the analgesic efficacy of SCPB in various head and neck surgeries by observing intra- and postoperative requirements of the to...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10281613/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37346207 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.39303 |
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author | Patel, Himani Shah, Neha Syed, Afroza Shah, Panjari Macwan, Sharmy |
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description | Introduction: In the present study, the advantages of superficial cervical plexus block (SCPB) were evaluated using a landmark-guided method. Our primary aim was to evaluate the analgesic efficacy of SCPB in various head and neck surgeries by observing intra- and postoperative requirements of the total dose of the systemic analgesic, visual analog scale (VAS) score, and the total duration of analgesia; vital parameters and associated perioperative complications were also observed. Materials and methods: Sample size was calculated using reference by taking the parameter pain score at 12 hours using MedCalc software v. 19.5.1 (MedCalc Software, Ostend, Belgium) with a mean difference of score 3±3.5 between two groups, 80% power, and 95% confidence interval (CI); the sample size for each group was 21. There were 30 patients in each group of ASA I, II, and III who were posted for mandibular, tympanomastoid and clavicular surgeries. Group A received general anaesthesia with systemic analgesia and Group B received general anaesthesia followed by SCPB with an injection of bupivacaine 0.25% 10ml on each side according to the site of surgery. VAS score, intra and postoperative analgesic requirement in 24 hours, time of first demand bolus, and peri-operative complications were noted. Results: Intraoperative fentanyl requirement for group A was 97.5±13.75 µg as compared to group B (70.16±13.09 µg), postoperative injection paracetamol requirement was also significantly higher in group A (2566.66±504 mg) as compared to group B (833.33±874.28 mg). The total duration of analgesia was significantly higher in Group B (1191.33±375.36 min) as compared to Group A (122.0±50.88 min) with a p-value <0.0001. No significant complications were noted in any patient. Conclusion: SCPB provides better perioperative analgesia by decreasing intraoperative as well as postoperative systemic analgesic requirements and their associated side effects, with no significant perioperative complications in various head and neck region surgeries. |
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spelling | pubmed-102816132023-06-21 Evaluating the Analgesic Efficacy of Superficial Cervical Plexus Block for Head and Neck Surgeries: A Comparative Randomized Control Study Patel, Himani Shah, Neha Syed, Afroza Shah, Panjari Macwan, Sharmy Cureus Anesthesiology Introduction: In the present study, the advantages of superficial cervical plexus block (SCPB) were evaluated using a landmark-guided method. Our primary aim was to evaluate the analgesic efficacy of SCPB in various head and neck surgeries by observing intra- and postoperative requirements of the total dose of the systemic analgesic, visual analog scale (VAS) score, and the total duration of analgesia; vital parameters and associated perioperative complications were also observed. Materials and methods: Sample size was calculated using reference by taking the parameter pain score at 12 hours using MedCalc software v. 19.5.1 (MedCalc Software, Ostend, Belgium) with a mean difference of score 3±3.5 between two groups, 80% power, and 95% confidence interval (CI); the sample size for each group was 21. There were 30 patients in each group of ASA I, II, and III who were posted for mandibular, tympanomastoid and clavicular surgeries. Group A received general anaesthesia with systemic analgesia and Group B received general anaesthesia followed by SCPB with an injection of bupivacaine 0.25% 10ml on each side according to the site of surgery. VAS score, intra and postoperative analgesic requirement in 24 hours, time of first demand bolus, and peri-operative complications were noted. Results: Intraoperative fentanyl requirement for group A was 97.5±13.75 µg as compared to group B (70.16±13.09 µg), postoperative injection paracetamol requirement was also significantly higher in group A (2566.66±504 mg) as compared to group B (833.33±874.28 mg). The total duration of analgesia was significantly higher in Group B (1191.33±375.36 min) as compared to Group A (122.0±50.88 min) with a p-value <0.0001. No significant complications were noted in any patient. Conclusion: SCPB provides better perioperative analgesia by decreasing intraoperative as well as postoperative systemic analgesic requirements and their associated side effects, with no significant perioperative complications in various head and neck region surgeries. Cureus 2023-05-21 /pmc/articles/PMC10281613/ /pubmed/37346207 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.39303 Text en Copyright © 2023, Patel et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. |
spellingShingle | Anesthesiology Patel, Himani Shah, Neha Syed, Afroza Shah, Panjari Macwan, Sharmy Evaluating the Analgesic Efficacy of Superficial Cervical Plexus Block for Head and Neck Surgeries: A Comparative Randomized Control Study |
title | Evaluating the Analgesic Efficacy of Superficial Cervical Plexus Block for Head and Neck Surgeries: A Comparative Randomized Control Study |
title_full | Evaluating the Analgesic Efficacy of Superficial Cervical Plexus Block for Head and Neck Surgeries: A Comparative Randomized Control Study |
title_fullStr | Evaluating the Analgesic Efficacy of Superficial Cervical Plexus Block for Head and Neck Surgeries: A Comparative Randomized Control Study |
title_full_unstemmed | Evaluating the Analgesic Efficacy of Superficial Cervical Plexus Block for Head and Neck Surgeries: A Comparative Randomized Control Study |
title_short | Evaluating the Analgesic Efficacy of Superficial Cervical Plexus Block for Head and Neck Surgeries: A Comparative Randomized Control Study |
title_sort | evaluating the analgesic efficacy of superficial cervical plexus block for head and neck surgeries: a comparative randomized control study |
topic | Anesthesiology |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10281613/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37346207 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.39303 |
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