Neuroanesthesia & neurocritical care
Ultrasound-guided Superficial Cervical Plexus Blocks for Persistent Pain after Suboccipital Craniotomies: A Randomized Trial
Primary resultResult — go to the resultRelative risk 0.66 95% CI 0.50–0.88Authors' conclusion
Superficial cervical plexus blocks reduce the incidence of persistent incisional pain by about a third in patients recovering from suboccipital craniotomies.
Study context
- Population
- Patients having suboccipital craniotomies
- Participants
- 292 patients
- Comparison
- Ropivacaine vs Saline
- Ropivacainen = 146
- Salinen = 146reference
- Primary endpoint
- Incidence of persistent pain
- Follow-up
- 3 months after surgery
Methodological detailssingle-centre, blinded, parallel-group, November 2021 to August 2023
- Single-centre
- Blinded
- Parallel-group
- November 2021 to August 2023
Primary result
As reported in the abstract
3 months
Relative risk
0.66
95% CI 0.50–0.88
P = 0.003
Events by treatment group
Ropivacaine vs Saline
RR 0.66 (95% CI 0.50–0.88); P = 0.003
Further findings
| Outcome | Ropivacaine | Saline | RR (95% CI) | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Persistent pain, ITT population · 3 monthsIntention-to-treat population | 36% | 53% | 0.69 (0.53–0.90) | P = 0.005 | |
| 0.512Relative risk (log scale) |
Original publication
Ultrasound-guided Superficial Cervical Plexus Blocks for Persistent Pain after Suboccipital Craniotomies: A Randomized Trial. Anesthesiology. Published 23 September 2024. doi:10.
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