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September 10, 2025The Korean journal of painOpen Access

Analgesic effects of transversus abdominis plane and quadratus lumborum blocks are not clinically meaningful for laparoscopic nephrectomy: systematic review and network meta-analysis

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BHBoohwi HongYJYumin JoSBSu-Jin Baek

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Overview

Systematic review reveals TAP and QL blocks reduce opioid use in postoperative nephrectomy, suggesting limited clinical relevance.

Key Points

  • TAP and QL blocks showed reductions in opioid consumption, but clinical significance was limited due to confidence intervals.
  • The primary metric analyzed was 24-hour opioid consumption, with the QL block showing a mean difference of -11.42 mg.
  • A comprehensive systematic review assessed analgesic effects of TAP and QL blocks compared to systemic analgesia across 12 studies.
  • Findings underscore the need for evaluating clinical relevance despite statistical significance in postoperative analgesia.

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Hong et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68c198cd9b7b07f3a061acb0https://doi.org/10.3344/kjp.25147
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