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Randomized Controlled Trial
. 2024 Jan;33(1):118-125.
doi: 10.1007/s00586-023-07812-3. Epub 2023 Jun 14.

Postoperative recovery scores and pain management: a comparison of modified thoracolumbar interfascial plane block and quadratus lumborum block for lumbar disc herniation

Selcuk Alver  1 , Bahadir Ciftci  2 , Erkan Cem Celik  3 , Maral Sargolzaeimoghaddam  4 , Ahmet Cetinkal  5 , Cem Erdogan  1 , Ali Ahiskalioglu  3
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Randomized Controlled Trial

Postoperative recovery scores and pain management: a comparison of modified thoracolumbar interfascial plane block and quadratus lumborum block for lumbar disc herniation

Selcuk Alver et al. Eur Spine J. 2024 Jan.

Abstract

Purpose: In this prospective, randomized study, we aimed to compare the global recovery scores and postoperative pain management between US-guided mTLIP block versus QLB after lumbar spine surgery.

Methods: 60 patients with ASA score I-II planned for microendoscopic discectomy under general anesthesia were included. We allocated the patients into two groups: the QLB group (n = 30) or the mTLIP group (n = 30). QLB and mTLIP was performed with 30 ml 0.25% bupivacaine in the groups. Paracetamol 1 g IV 3 × 1 was ordered to the patients at the postoperative period. If the NRS score was ≥ 4, 1 mg/kg tramadol IV was administered as rescue analgesia.

Results: There was a significant between-group difference in the mean global QoR-40 scores 24 h postsurgery. Both the static and dynamic NRS scores were significantly lower in the postoperative 1-16 h period in the mTLIP group. There was no significant between-group difference in the NRS scores 24 h postsurgery. There was no significant between-group difference in postoperative rescue analgesia consumption. However, the need for rescue analgesia was lower in the postoperative first 5 h in the mTLIP group, and survival probability was higher in the mTLIP group according to Kaplan-Meier survival analysis. There was no significant difference between the groups in the rate of adverse events.

Conclusion: mTLIP provided superior analgesia compared to posterior QLB. The QoR-40 scores in the mTLIP group were higher than those in the QLB group.

Keywords: Microendoscopic discectomy; Modified thoracolumbar interfascial plane block; Pain management; Quadratus lumborum block.

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