Comparative Efficacy of Quadratus Lumborum Type-II and Erector Spinae Plane Block in Patients Undergoing Caesarean Section Under Spinal Anesthesia: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Abstract

(Int J Obstet Anesth. 2023;53:103614) Pain following cesarean delivery (CD) is associated with other adverse maternal effects, so it is important to manage and minimize this occurrence. Regional techniques such as quadratus lumborum (QL) blocks and erector spinae plane blocks (ESPB) are used in postsurgical patients, yet no studies to date compare the efficacy of the 2 methods following CD. This study aimed to compare the efficacy of postcesarean analgesia using QL block type-II (QLB‐II) with ESPB following CD.