09 September 2025 : Original article
Postoperative Analgesic Effects of Anterior Quadratus Lumborum Block vs Intravenous Analgesics Administered to Donors and Recipients in Renal Transplantation Surgery: A Prospective Cohort Study
Fatma Acil
ABDEF 1*, Andaç Dedeoğlu B 1, Ali İhsan Yürekli DF 1, Hülya Tosun Söner CD 1, Osman Uzundere BC 1, Ramazan Danış D 2, Nurettin Ay B 3, Cem Kıvılcım Kaçar DE 1, Erhan Gökçek EF 1, Sedat Kaya DEF 1
DOI: 10.12659/AOT.949037
Ann Transplant 2025; 30:e949037
Figure 1 (A) Ultrasound-guided needle insertion for regional anesthesia under sterile conditions. The ultrasound probe is covered with a sterile sheath, and the needle is inserted in-plane under real-time ultrasound visualization. (B) Ultrasonographic image of local anesthetic agent injection between quadratus lumborum muscle and psoas major muscle in anterior quadratus lumborum block application. QLM – quadratus lumborum muscle; PMM – psoas major muscle; EOM – external oblique muscle; IOM – internal oblique muscle; TAM – transversus abdominis muscle. The photograph was taken using an iPhone 12 (Apple, Inc., Cupertino, CA, USA) and was cropped, annotated, and resolution-enhanced using Microsoft Paint (Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA, USA).