Purpose
To evaluate the efficacy of peripheral nerve block on reduction in opioid consumption
and pain control after hip arthroscopy.
Method
To identify studies evaluating the effects of peripheral nerve block on pain control
and reduction in opioid consumption in hip arthroscopy, we searched all records in
the PubMed, Embase, and Cochrane Library databases until May 2021. Studies with the
following characteristics were considered eligible: 1) patients who underwent a hip
arthroscopy (population); 2) patients who received peripheral nerve block (intervention);
3) patients who did not receive peripheral nerve block (comparator); 4) record of
total opioid consumption as a primary outcome and pain level at 1, 3 to 6, and 24
hours after surgery, patient satisfaction, and incidence of nausea and vomiting as
secondary outcomes (outcomes); and 5) randomized controlled trial (study design).
Data were independently extracted by two reviewers and synthesized using a random
or fixed-effects model, according to the heterogeneity.
Results
Eight RCTs were finally included in the meta-analysis. There were no significant differences
in postoperative opioid consumption at 24 hours (standardized mean difference [SMD] = −0.091,
95% confidence interval [CI] [−0.270, 0.089]) or in visual analog scale (VAS) score
at 1 (SMD = 0.299, 95% CI [−0.758, 0.160]), 3 to 6 (SMD = −0.304, 95% CI [−0.655,
0.047]), and 24 (SMD = −0.230, 95% CI [−0.520, 0.060]) hours postoperatively between
the peripheral nerve block and control groups. Moreover, no significant differences
were observed in patient satisfaction (SMD < 0.001, 95% CI [−0.284, 0.284]) or the
incidence of nausea and vomiting (SMD = 0.808, 95% CI [0.311, 2.104]) between the
two groups.
Conclusion
Peripheral nerve block for hip arthroscopy has no clinical advantage regarding pain
management after surgery when compared with the group that received the local infiltration
of analgesics without peripheral nerve block.
Level of Evidence
Level II, meta-analysis of level I and II randomized controlled trials (RCTs).
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Article Info
Publication History
Published online: December 14, 2021
Accepted:
December 1,
2021
Received:
July 13,
2021
Footnotes
The authors report no conflicts of interest in the authorship and publication of this article. Full ICMJE author disclosure forms are available for this article online, as supplementary material.
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