Ultrasound-Guided Transmuscular Quadratus Lumborum Block Reduces Postoperative Pain Intensity in Patients Undergoing Total Hip Arthroplasty: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial

• Published in: Pain research & management Vol. 2020; no. 2020; pp. 1 - 8
• Main Authors: Wang, Han Bin, Zheng, Xue Qin, Li, Dong Lin, He, Wan You, Zhang, Lei, He, Jian, Liu, Qi Xia
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cairo, Egypt Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2020; Hindawi; John Wiley & Sons, Inc; Hindawi Limited
• Subjects: Analgesics; Anesthesia; Care and treatment; Clinical Study; Clinical trials; Dexmedetomidine; Double-blind studies; Hip joint; Hospitals; Joint replacement surgery; Joint surgery; Medical research; Narcotics; Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs; Pain; Pain management; Pain, Postoperative; Patient satisfaction; Patients; Postoperative period; Skin; Statistical analysis; Surgical techniques; Ultrasonic imaging; Walking; China

Background and Objectives. Pain management following total hip arthroplasty (THA) has been widely investigated; however, the best effective method is yet to be determined. The aim of this prospective, placebo-controlled study was to evaluate the analgesic efficacy of ultrasound-guided QL3 block in p...