Ultrasound-guided transmuscular quadratus lumborum block for elective cesarean section significantly reduces postoperative opioid consumption and prolongs time to first opioid request: a double-blind randomized trial.
Christian Kruse HansenMette DamGudny E SteingrimsdottirGunnar Hellmund LaierMorten LebechTroels Dirch PoulsenVincent W S ChanMorné WolmaransThomas Fichtner BendtsenJens BørglumPublished in: Regional anesthesia and pain medicine (2019)
Bilateral TQL block significantly reduced 24 hours' opioid consumption. Further, we observed significant prolongation in time to first opioid, and significant reduction of pain during the first 6 postoperative hours.