Quadratus Lumborum Block Spares Postoperative Opioid Usage but Does Not appear to Prevent the Development of Chronic Pain After Gastrointestinal Surgery

CONCLUSIONS: Ultrasound-guided QLB provided superior short-term analgesia and reduced oxycodone consumption and the incidence of PONV after gastrointestinal surgery. However, the incidence of chronic pain was not significantly affected by this anesthetic technique.PMID:34793639

Source: Pain Physician - November 18, 2021 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Qing-Ren Liu Jue Xie Yu-Chen Dai Mu-Huo Ji Cheng-Mao Zhou Han-Wen Gu Hui-Jie Shang Xing-Bing Sun Jian-Jun Yang Source Type: research