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Quadratus Lumborum Block Vs Paravertebral Nerve Block For Total Hip Arthroplasty

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May 2024

Quadratus Lumborum Block Vs Paravertebral Nerve Block For Total Hip Arthroplasty

Vol: 306| Issue: 5| Number:85| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:1
Journal Level of Evidence:1

Higher intra-operative narcotic requirements and weakness with quadratus lumborum compared to paravertebral nerve block for total hip arthroplasty.

Arch Orthop Trauma Surg . 2023 Nov;143(11):6849-6855.

Contributing Authors:
A Hummel D Gaucher P Wang DRY Lawton SN Andrews CK Nakasone

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Synopsis

One hundred and sixty patients with osteoarthritis undergoing total hip arthroplasty were randomized to receive either a Quadratus Lumborum Type 3 Nerve Block (QLB; n=80) or a Paravertebral Nerve Block (PNB; n=80). Outcomes of interest were peri-operative opioid consumption, intra-operative peak systolic blood pressure, respiratory rate, post-operative lower extremity muscle weakness, and hospital...

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