Successful Use of Ultrasound Guided Quadratus Lumborum Block Without General Anesthesia for Open Appendectomy in a Patient with Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction- A Case Report and Literature Review.
Muhammad Jaffar KhanYasir EltayebArunabha KarmakarRohma MalikTarig ElsafiPublished in: Local and regional anesthesia (2024)
Quadratus Lumborum Block for open appendectomy can be a beneficial alternative anesthesia technique in high-risk patients that significantly lowers perioperative cardiovascular risk, maintains hemodynamics, enhances satisfaction, and shortens hospital stay.
Keyphrases
- ultrasound guided
- fine needle aspiration
- heart failure
- end stage renal disease
- minimally invasive
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- healthcare
- prognostic factors
- case report
- emergency department
- peritoneal dialysis
- atrial fibrillation
- patient reported outcomes
- adverse drug
- acute heart failure