Regional Analgesia Through Posterior Quadratus Lumborum Block in Laparoscopic and Robot-Assisted Nephrectomies: A Retrospective Observational Study

Affiliations

¹ From the Department of Traumatology and Visceral Surgery, Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Unit, Grenoble University Hospital, University of Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble, France.
² Data Engineering Unit, Department of Public Health, Grenoble Alpes University Hospital, Universtiy of Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble, France.
³ Inserm, U1216, CHU Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble Institute Neurosciences, University of Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble, France.

Martin Dupuis et al. Anesth Analg. 2025.

. 2025 Aug 29.

doi: 10.1213/ANE.0000000000007702. Online ahead of print.

¹ From the Department of Traumatology and Visceral Surgery, Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Unit, Grenoble University Hospital, University of Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble, France.
² Data Engineering Unit, Department of Public Health, Grenoble Alpes University Hospital, Universtiy of Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble, France.
³ Inserm, U1216, CHU Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble Institute Neurosciences, University of Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble, France.

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