Laparoscopic guided continuous type 1 quadratus lumborum block — “Sindwani technique with case series”

Quadratus lumborum block (QLB) is a new abdominal wall block which has shown promising results in the post-operative pain management of patients undergoing abdominal surgeries [1]. Using ultrasound it can be given in four different ways [2]. QLB is a deep muscle plane block making it difficult even for an experienced anesthesiologist to perform it accurately using ultrasound. Presence of excess fat in obese patients adds to this challenge [3]. We would thus like to present a unique technique wherein, laparoscopic guided continuous type 1 QLB was successfully performed to manage the post-operative pain in a series of five patients undergoing laparoscopic nephrectomy.

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