Bilateral superficial cervical plexus block combined with bilateral greater occipital nerve block reduces the impact of different sources of pain after thyroid surgery with less consumption of morphine-PCA: a randomized trial


KILINCKAN F., Uzumcugil F., SAYIN M., Ozlu O., BAYIR O.

EUROPEAN SURGERY-ACTA CHIRURGICA AUSTRIACA, vol.47, no.4, pp.181-187, 2015 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

Abstract

Background Our aim was to demonstrate the analgesic efficacy of the bilateral superficial cervical plexus block (BSCPB) combined with bilateral greater occipital nerve block (BGONB) on different sources of pain after thyroid surgery; in terms of pain scores and morphine-PCA consumption in the first 24 h.