Adding Quadratus Lumborum Block To Post-Cesarean Analgesia Found Ineffective

New York—Although the quadratus lumborum block has proved effective in abdominal surgery, the benefit was not seen in women who had undergone cesarean delivery, according to a Canadian research team. Their study found that although adding the block to an intrathecal morphine–based multimodal analgesic regimen was associated with increased time to first opioid use, it did not reduce analgesia use or decrease pain scores compared with women who received intrathecal morphine