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Ultrasound-guided quadratus lumborum block as a postoperative analgesic technique for laparotomy

The quadratus lumborum (QL) block as a postoperative analgesic method following abdominal surgery has been described by Blanco for superficial surgeries but not used for major laparotomy. This ipsilateral QL block had low pain scores and opioid use on day one with sensory block upto T8-L1. The optio...

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Autor principal: Kadam, Vasanth Rao
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3819854/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24249997
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0970-9185.119148
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description The quadratus lumborum (QL) block as a postoperative analgesic method following abdominal surgery has been described by Blanco for superficial surgeries but not used for major laparotomy. This ipsilateral QL block had low pain scores and opioid use on day one with sensory block upto T8-L1. The options of various volume used and pros and cons are discussed.
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spelling pubmed-38198542013-11-18 Ultrasound-guided quadratus lumborum block as a postoperative analgesic technique for laparotomy Kadam, Vasanth Rao J Anaesthesiol Clin Pharmacol Case Report The quadratus lumborum (QL) block as a postoperative analgesic method following abdominal surgery has been described by Blanco for superficial surgeries but not used for major laparotomy. This ipsilateral QL block had low pain scores and opioid use on day one with sensory block upto T8-L1. The options of various volume used and pros and cons are discussed. Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2013 /pmc/articles/PMC3819854/ /pubmed/24249997 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0970-9185.119148 Text en Copyright: © Journal of Anaesthesiology Clinical Pharmacology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Ultrasound-guided quadratus lumborum block as a postoperative analgesic technique for laparotomy
title Ultrasound-guided quadratus lumborum block as a postoperative analgesic technique for laparotomy
title_full Ultrasound-guided quadratus lumborum block as a postoperative analgesic technique for laparotomy
title_fullStr Ultrasound-guided quadratus lumborum block as a postoperative analgesic technique for laparotomy
title_full_unstemmed Ultrasound-guided quadratus lumborum block as a postoperative analgesic technique for laparotomy
title_short Ultrasound-guided quadratus lumborum block as a postoperative analgesic technique for laparotomy
title_sort ultrasound-guided quadratus lumborum block as a postoperative analgesic technique for laparotomy
topic Case Report
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3819854/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24249997
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0970-9185.119148
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