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The local anaesthetic spread in this area can provide unilateral sensory block in T6\u2010L2 dermatomes. We performed bilateral <jats:italic>quadratus lumborum<\/jats:italic> block for the management of acute pain after the uterine artery embolization (UAE).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>A 43\u2010year\u2010old woman was admitted to the gynaecology department of Mother and Child Hospital, University Medical Center, for uterine artery embolization. Shortly, after successful completion of the UAE procedure, the patient began to complain of severe pain in the lower abdomen rated as a 9 on a verbal analogue scale (VAS) of 0\u201310. Intravenous tramadol 100\u00a0mg was infused over 30\u00a0min with minimal reduction in pain. Trimeperidine 20\u00a0mg was then infused over 30\u00a0min. Pain scores, however, remained 7\u20138\/10 on the VAS. It was therefore decided to place a bilateral single\u2010shot ultrasound\u2010guided <jats:italic>quadratus lumborum<\/jats:italic> block.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>The procedure was well tolerated and brought notable pain relief. VAS declined from 8\/10 to 5\/10 after 30\u00a0min and to 3\/10 at 60\u00a0min. Over the ensuing 24\u00a0h, VAS pain intensity remained 2\u20133\/10. No further analgesics were necessary.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>A randomized control clinical trial is warranted to assess the efficacy of QL blockade and to compare it with other analgesic options in uterine artery embolization. Bilateral <jats:italic>quadratus lumborum<\/jats:italic> blockade may be an excellent pain control option after uterine artery embolization.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Significance<\/jats:title><jats:p>Uterine artery embolization is associated with significant postprocedural pain which can prove difficult to manage with opioids. Bilateral quadratus lumborum block may be an excellent pain control option \u2010 one that might significantly reduce not only pain, but also the need for opioids and perhaps even the need for hospitalization.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1002\/ejp.1171","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2018,1,16]],"date-time":"2018-01-16T10:46:54Z","timestamp":1516099614000},"page":"1032-1034","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":12,"title":["<i>Quadratus lumborum<\/i> block in management of severe pain after uterine artery embolization"],"prefix":"10.1002","volume":"22","author":[{"given":"B.","family":"Ben\u2010David","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Anesthesiology University of Pittsburgh Medical Center USA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Z.","family":"Kaligozhin","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Anesthesiology University Medical Center Astana Kazakhstan"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"D.","family":"Viderman","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Anesthesiology University Medical Center Astana Kazakhstan"},{"name":"Department of Biomedical Sciences Nazarbayev University School of Medicine Astana Kazakhstan"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"311","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2018,1,16]]},"reference":[{"key":"e_1_2_7_2_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1097\/EJA.0000000000000299"},{"key":"e_1_2_7_3_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.4103\/0974-7796.184893"},{"key":"e_1_2_7_4_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/S1051-0443(99)70213-7"},{"key":"e_1_2_7_5_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1213\/XAA.0000000000000188"},{"key":"e_1_2_7_6_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1148\/radiology.208.3.9722838"}],"container-title":["European Journal of Pain"],"original-title":[],"language":"en","link":[{"URL":"https:\/\/api.wiley.com\/onlinelibrary\/tdm\/v1\/articles\/10.1002%2Fejp.1171","content-type":"application\/pdf","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"text-mining"},{"URL":"https:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/pdf\/10.1002\/ejp.1171","content-type":"unspecified","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"similarity-checking"}],"deposited":{"date-parts":[[2023,9,23]],"date-time":"2023-09-23T18:04:46Z","timestamp":1695492286000},"score":1,"resource":{"primary":{"URL":"https:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/10.1002\/ejp.1171"}},"subtitle":[],"short-title":[],"issued":{"date-parts":[[2018,1,16]]},"references-count":5,"journal-issue":{"issue":"6","published-print":{"date-parts":[[2018,7]]}},"alternative-id":["10.1002\/ejp.1171"],"URL":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/ejp.1171","archive":["Portico"],"relation":{},"ISSN":["1090-3801","1532-2149"],"issn-type":[{"value":"1090-3801","type":"print"},{"value":"1532-2149","type":"electronic"}],"subject":[],"published":{"date-parts":[[2018,1,16]]}}}