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
Table 3 Comparison of intra- and postoperative opioid use of patients and time of first analgesia administration.
| Donor | Recipient | P | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group QLB | Group IVA | Group QLB | Group IVA | Donor | Recipient | |
| Intraoperative fentanyl consumption (μg) | 195.45 (±25.16) | 246.0 (±33.6) | 259.09 (±23.83) | 283.0 (±43.13) | <0.001* | 0.026* |
| Postoperative tramadol consumption (mg) | 159.09 (±59.03) | 296.0 (±20.0) | 186.36 (±35.12) | 316.0 (±37.41) | <0.001* | <0.001* |
| Time of first rescue analgesia administration (hour) | 12.5 (±3.12) | 5.6 (±1.04) | 7.43 (±1.24) | 4.74 (±0.92) | <0.001* | <0.001* |
| Total (n) | 22 | 25 | 22 | 25 | ||
| Data are presented as mean and standart deviation. QLB – quadratus lumborum plane block; IVA – intravenous analgesic group. * Statistically significant. | ||||||