Posterior quadratus lumborum block for primary total hip arthroplasty analgesia: a comparative study.
Promil KukrejaLisa MacBethWilliam PotterKatherine BuddemeyerHenry DeBellHesham ElsharkawyHari KalagaraAndre WajnsztejnEduardo Araujo PiresAlexandre Leme GodoyAshish B ShahPublished in: Einstein (Sao Paulo, Brazil) (2019)
Preoperative posterior quadratus lumborum block for primary total hip arthroplasty is associated with decreased opioid requirements up to 48 hours, decreased Visual Analog Scale pain scores up to 12 hours, and shorter post-anesthesia care unit length of stay. Level of evidence: III.