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Superior Hypogastric Plexus Block for Pain Management Post-Hysterectomy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials

مؤلف البحث
Ahmed Abdelaziz Abdelaziz Shama, Ahmed Mahmoud MM Elgarhy, Tamer MA Ewieda, Wael Mohamed Elmahdi Ibrahim, Mahmoud M Elsayed, Mohamed Hassan Arafa, Othman Saad-Eldeen Yahia, Abdelkarem Hussiny Ismail Elsayed, Doaa Mohamed Almonayery, Ahmed Mohamed Abdelhak
تاريخ البحث
مجلة البحث
Journal of Pain & Palliative Care Pharmacotherapy
الناشر
Taylor & Francis
سنة البحث
2022
صفحات البحث
1-9
ملخص البحث

We aimed to evaluate the efficacy of superior hypogastric plexus (SHP) block in pain relief among women undergoing hysterectomy. Cochrane Library, PubMed, ISI web of science, and Scopus were searched from inception to May 2021 for the available randomized clinical trials (RCTs). We included RCTs that compared SHP block (intervention group) to saline (control group) in hysterectomy. Our primary outcomes were pain scores at different time intervals using the Visual Analog Scale (VAS). Our secondary outcomes were postoperative opioid consumption within 24 hours and postoperative nausea and vomiting incidence. We extracted the available data from included studies and pooled them in a meta-analysis model using RevMan software. Four RCTs with a total number of 289 patients met our inclusion criteria. The VAS pain scores were significantly declined at post-anesthesia care unit (PACU), 2, 6, and …