Ultrasound-guided quadratus lumboum block versus transversus abdominis plane block for post-operative analgesia in patients undergoing total abdominal hysterectomy: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Ultrasound-guided QLB may provide superior analgesia to TAP block following total abdominal hysterectomy. Nonetheless, substantial between-study heterogeneity and database/language restrictions limit the generalizability of these findings. Future large-scale, high-quality trials-incorporating standardized endpoints, broader database searching, non-English studies, and gray literature-are warranted to further clarify the optimal regional analgesic approach post-TAH.
Authors
- Elahe Ahsan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8575-6656)
- Rasoul Hossein Zadeh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-7032-2189)
- A A Farshid
- Arash Saberian
- Niloofar Deravi
- Sanam Faizabadi
- Reza Hossein Zadeh
- Mahdyieh Naziri
- Hossein Jalilzadeh
- Neda Hashemi
- Mahla Esmaeili
- Kimia Mohammadi
- Yasaman Tamaddon
- Soroush Yousefi
Institutions
- Islamic Azad University of Tabriz (IR)
- Iran University of Medical Sciences (IR)
- Tabriz University of Medical Sciences (IR)
- Shiraz University of Medical Sciences (IR)
- Ardabil University of Medical Sciences (IR)
- Urmia University (IR)
- Islamic Azad University, Estahban Branch (IR)
- Universal Scientific Education and Research Network (IR)
- Islamic Azad University, Yazd (IR)
- Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences (IR)
- Urmia University of Medical Sciences (IR)
- Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences (IR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology X
- Published
- 2025-12-31
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eurox.2025.100441
- Primary Topic
- Anesthesia and Pain Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00