Anesthesia, Local
Conditions
Brief summary
The study will review data collected in 5 previously completed randomised controlled trials with a new primary outcome: to assess whether administration of the transmuscular quadratus lumborum block has an impact on the time an individual patient stays in the postanaesthesia care unit and how much opioid is consumed during this specified time.
Interventions
DRUGRopivacaine injection
Transmuscular quadratus lumborum block - active
Sponsors
Zealand University Hospital
Study design
Observational model
CASE_CONTROL
Time perspective
RETROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
\- Elective Surgery
Exclusion criteria
* Inability to cooperate * Allergy to local anaesthetics or opioids * Inability to understand Danish * Regular intake of opioids * Local infection at site of injection
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Duration of recovery | 0-300 minutes | Minutes from arrival in PACU to completed recovery (arrival until ready for departure) |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Duration of stay at PACU after completed recovery | 0-300 minutes | Minutes from completed recovery to actual departure from PACU |
| Total time spent in recovery | 0-300 minutes | Minutes from arrival in PACU to actual departure time (arrival until actual departure) |
| Total opioid consumption in PACU | 0-300 minutes | Total amount of opioid administered, converted to Oral Morphine Equivalents |
| Highest pain score in PACU | 0-300 minutes | Highest reported Numeric Rating Scale of pain during stay in recovery |
Countries
Denmark
Outcome results
None listed