Anterior quadratus lumborum blocks for postoperative pain treatment following intra-abdominal surgery: A systematic review with meta-analyses and trial sequential analyses.
QL block
anterior quadratus lumborum block
nerve block
quadratus lumborum block
systematic review
Journal
Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica
ISSN: 1399-6576
Titre abrégé: Acta Anaesthesiol Scand
Pays: England
ID NLM: 0370270
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
18 Oct 2024
18 Oct 2024
Historique:
revised:
08
09
2024
received:
20
03
2024
accepted:
10
09
2024
medline:
18
10
2024
pubmed:
18
10
2024
entrez:
18
10
2024
Statut:
aheadofprint
Résumé
The anterior quadratus lumborum (QL) block may be used for postoperative pain management for intra-abdominal surgeries, but the evidence is uncertain. We aimed to investigate the benefit and harm of the anterior QL block compared to placebo/no block for intra-abdominal surgery. We searched Medline, Embase, and CENTRAL for randomized controlled trials investigating anterior QL block for postoperative pain management for adult patients undergoing any intra-abdominal surgery. The two co-primary outcomes were cumulative 24-h opioid consumption and serious adverse events. We performed meta-analysis, trial sequential analysis (TSA), assessed the risk of bias, and present the certainty of evidence with the Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development and Evaluation approach. Thirty-five trials randomizing 2418 patients were included in the meta-analyses. Anterior QL block may reduce cumulative 24-h intravenous opioid consumption compared to placebo/no block (MD -10.42 mg, 96.7% CI -14.83 to -6.01, TSA-adjusted CI -17.03 to -3.82, p < .01). Two trials reported on SAEs. Anterior QL block may have little to no effect on the number of serious adverse events compared to placebo (RR 1.49, 96.7% CI 0.19 to 11.47, p = .68), but the evidence is very uncertain. All trial results were assessed as being high risk of bias. The anterior QL block may reduce cumulative 24-h opioid consumption. Reported serious adverse events were few and the anterior QL block may have little to no effect on the number of SAEs, but the evidence was very uncertain.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
The anterior quadratus lumborum (QL) block may be used for postoperative pain management for intra-abdominal surgeries, but the evidence is uncertain. We aimed to investigate the benefit and harm of the anterior QL block compared to placebo/no block for intra-abdominal surgery.
METHODS
METHODS
We searched Medline, Embase, and CENTRAL for randomized controlled trials investigating anterior QL block for postoperative pain management for adult patients undergoing any intra-abdominal surgery. The two co-primary outcomes were cumulative 24-h opioid consumption and serious adverse events. We performed meta-analysis, trial sequential analysis (TSA), assessed the risk of bias, and present the certainty of evidence with the Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development and Evaluation approach.
RESULTS
RESULTS
Thirty-five trials randomizing 2418 patients were included in the meta-analyses. Anterior QL block may reduce cumulative 24-h intravenous opioid consumption compared to placebo/no block (MD -10.42 mg, 96.7% CI -14.83 to -6.01, TSA-adjusted CI -17.03 to -3.82, p < .01). Two trials reported on SAEs. Anterior QL block may have little to no effect on the number of serious adverse events compared to placebo (RR 1.49, 96.7% CI 0.19 to 11.47, p = .68), but the evidence is very uncertain. All trial results were assessed as being high risk of bias.
CONCLUSIONS
CONCLUSIONS
The anterior QL block may reduce cumulative 24-h opioid consumption. Reported serious adverse events were few and the anterior QL block may have little to no effect on the number of SAEs, but the evidence was very uncertain.
Types de publication
Journal Article
Review
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Subventions
Organisme : The Novo Nordisk Foundation
Organisme : Independent Research Fund Denmark
Organisme : Sygeforsikringen "Danmark"
Informations de copyright
© 2024 The Author(s). Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica Foundation.
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