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A prospective comparison was conducted to evaluate the relative effectiveness of two regional anesthetic techniques, the external oblique intercostal plane block (EOIPB) and the ultrasound-guided posterior transversus abdominis plane block (TAPB), in reducing postsurgical pain after open nephrectomy (OPN).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Forty adults who underwent elective OPN were included in the study. The study population was randomly divided into two groups to receive either EOIPB or TAPB in a volume of 20 mL with 0.5% bupivacaine after the induction phase. The primary outcome was cumulative 24-hour pethidine consumption. Secondary outcomes included intraoperative fentanyl requirements, time to first rescue analgesia, pain scores at 0, 4, 8, 12, 18, and 24\u00a0h postoperatively, hemodynamic parameters, adverse events, and patient satisfaction.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      The EOIPB group had significantly lower pain scores at 4, 8, 12, and 18\u00a0h after surgery compared to the TAPB group (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u20090.05). The EOIPB group used significantly less pethidine than the other group (61.5\u2009\u00b1\u200924.77\u00a0mg vs. 114\u2009\u00b1\u200912.31\u00a0mg,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u20090.001), and it took them longer to receive their first rescue analgesia (7.25\u2009\u00b1\u20090.91 vs. 6.1\u2009\u00b1\u20091.55\u00a0h,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.007). The EOIPB group exhibited significantly higher patient satisfaction (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.045), although the two groups had similar profiles of adverse events.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>In adults undergoing OPN, EOIPB provided superior early postoperative analgesia compared to TAPB during the first 18\u00a0h after surgery, as evidenced by lower pain scores, reduced opioid requirements, delayed time first to rescue analgesia, and higher patient satisfaction. 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