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Is pericapsular nerve group block superior to other regional analgesia techniques following total hip arthroplasty? a
Lang Wan1, Hua Huang1, Fumin Zhang1
1Department of Orthopedics, The Central Hospital of Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Enshi, 445000, Hubei, China.
Background:
A systematic review and network meta-analysis (NMA) to compare the safety and efficacy of pericapsular nerve group block (PENGB) with other regional analgesia techniques in patients undergoing total hip arthroplasty (THA).
Methods:
We searched PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, and the Cochrane Library for relevant research from inception to May, 2024. Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) comparing PENGB with other regional analgesia techniques in patients undergoing THA were included. The primary outcome was resting pain scores at 6 h after surgery. The NMA was made by using Stata 15.1 software. Potential risk of bias was assessed by using CINeMA. Sensitivity and subgroup analyses were performed on the primary outcome.
Results:
A total of 11 RCTs including 766 patients were eligible for inclusion. For postoperative resting and movement pain scores within 24 h analysis, PENGB + periarticular local anesthetic infiltration (PLAI) was found to be significantly more effective than other treatments and its Surface under the cumulative ranking curve (SUCRA) was the lowest. Moreover, PENGB + PLAI was ranked the best in reducing opioid consumption within 24 h and the length of hospital stay. PENGB was found to have significantly lower incidence of quadriceps motor block and postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV).
Conclusions:
PENGB is more likely to reduce the incidence of quadriceps motor block and PONV in patients undergoing THA, but PENGB + PLAI is superior to other regional analgesia techniques (PLAI, PENGB, fascia iliaca compartment block, and quadratus lumborum block) in improving postoperative pain and shortening the length of hospital stay.
Trial Registration Number:
CRD42024538421.
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