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The aim is to evaluate the pain relief efficacy of three different nerve blocks when used alongside spinal anesthesia in inguinal hernia repair.

Analgesic efficacy of ilioinguinal/iliohypogastric, transversus abdominis plane, and quadratus lumborum blocks in inguinal hernia surgery: A prospective randomized controlled trial

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Randomized trial compares nerve block efficacy for postoperative pain in inguinal hernia surgery, indicating no significant differences.

The aim is to evaluate the pain relief efficacy of three different nerve blocks when used alongside spinal anesthesia in inguinal hernia repair.
Prospective, randomized, controlled, single-blind design
Eighty patients assigned to four groups: three nerve block types and one control group
Postoperative pain was assessed using the visual analog scale and analgesic consumption was recorded.
No significant differences in visual analog scale scores among groups (p > 0.05)
Opioid consumption averaged 226.79 ± 49.94 mg with no significant group differences (p = 0.930)
Adverse effects occurred in 11.2% of patients with no significant differences between groups (p = 0.069)

M et al. (2026) studied this question.

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