Nicole C. McCoy, Joel M. Sirianni, Joseph Abro, Kaylee Massman, Bethany J. Wolf, William D. Stoll
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Abstract
Background
Regional anesthesia is an alternative to opioids for pain in patients undergoing liver transplantation. Quadratus lumborum blocks may provide appropriate dermatomal coverage with an excellent safety profile.
Methods
Data were collected retrospectively on adult patients who underwent liver transplant at an academic medical center from 2019 to 2022 (n = 207). The primary outcome was opioid administration during the 48 h after transplant.
Results
Patient demographics did not differ between groups. No association was found between patients who received a block and postoperative opioid administration (p = 0.848). However, among patients extubated in the operating room, patients who received a block reported, on average, a 0.9-unit lower pain score than patients who received no block (p = 0.041). Patients who received a block were also more likely to be extubated in the operating room (87.8% block vs. 44.4% no block; p < 0.001).
Conclusion
Patients who underwent liver transplantation had similar postoperative opioid use whether or not they received a quadratus lumborum block. Yet, when evaluating additional factors, such as extubation, pain scores were lower in patients who received a quadratus lumborum block. This important finding supports the idea that quadratus lumborum blocks may be a safe and valuable technique for controlling postoperative pain in adult patients who undergo liver transplantation.
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Clinical Transplantation: The Journal of Clinical and Translational Research aims to serve as a channel of rapid communication for all those involved in the care of patients who require, or have had, organ or tissue transplants, including: kidney, intestine, liver, pancreas, islets, heart, heart valves, lung, bone marrow, cornea, skin, bone, and cartilage, viable or stored.
Published monthly, Clinical Transplantation’s scope is focused on the complete spectrum of present transplant therapies, as well as also those that are experimental or may become possible in future. Topics include:
Immunology and immunosuppression;
Patient preparation;
Social, ethical, and psychological issues;
Complications, short- and long-term results;
Artificial organs;
Donation and preservation of organ and tissue;
Translational studies;
Advances in tissue typing;
Updates on transplant pathology;.
Clinical and translational studies are particularly welcome, as well as focused reviews. Full-length papers and short communications are invited. Clinical reviews are encouraged, as well as seminal papers in basic science which might lead to immediate clinical application. Prominence is regularly given to the results of cooperative surveys conducted by the organ and tissue transplant registries.
Clinical Transplantation: The Journal of Clinical and Translational Research is essential reading for clinicians and researchers in the diverse field of transplantation: surgeons; clinical immunologists; cryobiologists; hematologists; gastroenterologists; hepatologists; pulmonologists; nephrologists; cardiologists; and endocrinologists. It will also be of interest to sociologists, psychologists, research workers, and to all health professionals whose combined efforts will improve the prognosis of transplant recipients.
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