Peripheral regional anaesthesia and outcome: lessons learned from the last 10 years

J Kessler, P Marhofer, PM Hopkins… - British Journal of …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Background Our aim was to review the recent evidence for the efficacy of peripheral regional
anaesthesia. Methods Following a systematic literature search and selection of publications …

[HTML][HTML] Analgesic efficacy of bilateral superficial cervical plexus block for thyroid surgery: meta-analysis and systematic review

D Mayhew, N Sahgal, R Khirwadkar, JM Hunter… - British journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Background Thyroid surgery is moderately painful, but is increasingly being considered as a
day-case procedure. Bilateral superficial cervical plexus block (BSCPB) provides an …

Bilateral superficial cervical plexus block combined with general anesthesia administered in thyroid operations

ML Shih, QY Duh, CB Hsieh, YC Liu, CH Lu… - World journal of …, 2010 - Springer
Background We investigated the analgesic efficacy of bilateral superficial cervical plexus
block in patients undergoing thyroidectomy and to determine whether it reduces the adverse …

Ultrasound guided bilateral cervical plexus block reduces postoperative opioid consumption following thyroid surgery

Y Gürkan, Z Taş, K Toker, M Solak - Journal of clinical monitoring and …, 2015 - Springer
Thyroid surgery may cause severe postoperative pain and discomfort for patients.
Superficial cervical plexus block (SCPB) is one of the regional anesthesia techniques that …

Feasibility and safety of outpatient thyroidectomy: a narrative scoping review

J Philteos, E Baran, CW Noel, JD Pasternak… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Background Outpatient thyroid surgery is gaining popularity as it can reduce length of
hospital stay, decrease costs of care, and increase patient satisfaction. There remains a …

Use of invasive placebos in research on local anaesthetic interventions

S McGuirk, C Fahy, D Costi, AM Cyna - Anaesthesia, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Placebos play a vital role in clinical research, but their invasive use in the context of local
anaesthetic blocks is controversial. We assessed whether recently published randomised …

Randomized controlled trial on the efficacy of bilateral superficial cervical plexus block in thyroidectomy

VS Karthikeyan, SC Sistla, AS Badhe… - Pain …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Background and Objective As thyroid surgery is being performed as an ambulatory
procedure, recent studies concerning post thyroidectomy analgesia have focused on …

Randomized clinical trial of intraoperative superficial cervical plexus block versus incisional local anaesthesia in thyroid and parathyroid surgery

RJ Egan, JC Hopkins, AJ Beamish… - Journal of British …, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Background Moderate wound pain and opiate analgesia requirement is reported following
thyroid and parathyroid surgery. A randomized clinical trial was performed to investigate …

Ultrasound-guided bilateral superficial cervical plexus block is more effective than landmark technique for reducing pain from thyroidectomy

TGA Senapathi, IMG Widnyana… - Journal of pain …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose Thyroidectomy causes postoperative pain and patient discomfort. Bilateral
superficial cervical plexus block is a regional anesthesia technique that can provide …

Ultrasound-guided bilateral superficial cervical plexus blocks enhance the quality of recovery in patients undergoing thyroid cancer surgery: A randomized controlled …

Y Yao, C Lin, Q He, H Gao, L Jin, X Zheng - Journal of Clinical Anesthesia, 2020 - Elsevier
Study objective Regional anesthesia can improve postoperative analgesia and enhance the
quality of recovery (QoR) after surgery. This trial evaluates the effects of ultrasound-guided …