Comparison of analgesic modalities for patients undergoing midline laparotomy: a systematic review and network meta-analysis

CONCLUSIONS: Single-shot AWB were only clinically effective for analgesia in the early postoperative period. Continuous regional anesthesia modalities increased the duration of analgesia relative to their single-shot counterparts. Epidural analgesia remained clinically superior to alternative continuous regional anesthesia techniques for the first 24 hr, but reached equivalence, at least with respect to static pain, with continuous AWB and WI by 48 hr.TRIAL REGISTRATION: PROSPERO (CRD42021238916); registered 25 February 2021.PMID:34739706 | DOI:10.1007/s12630-021-02128-6
Source: Canadian Journal of Anaesthesia - Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Source Type: research