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We conducted this study to test the hypothesis that the above blocks, combined with general anaesthesia, decrease the intraoperative opioid consumption following nasal surgery.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      In this prospective, double-blinded, randomised controlled study, 51 adult patients undergoing elective nasal surgery under general anaesthesia were randomised into one of two groups. Group A (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">n<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 26) received bilateral nasociliary and maxillary nerve blocks with 12 mL of equal volumes of 0.5% bupivacaine and 2% lignocaine after induction of general anaesthesia. Group B (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">n<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 25) did not receive any block (control group). The primary endpoint was the total intraoperative dose of fentanyl consumed. The secondary endpoints were the grade of cough, emergence agitation, the grade of post-operative nausea and vomiting, time to the first analgesia and time to post-anaesthesia care unit discharge.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      The mean total intraoperative fentanyl dose (\u03bcg) was significantly lower in group A than in group B (2.31 \u00b1 11.76 vs. 41.20 \u00b1 31.00,\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.00). The incidence of emergence agitation was lower in group A than group B (11.5% vs. 88%,\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.00). The time to the first analgesia was significantly longer in group A than group B (543.27 vs. 199.84 min,\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.017).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The pre-emptive administration of bilateral nasociliary and maxillary nerve block for nasal surgery is an effective technique for reducing the intraoperative dose of fentanyl and emergence agitation.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.4103\/ija.ija_813_21","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2022,2,24]],"date-time":"2022-02-24T02:58:21Z","timestamp":1645671501000},"page":"133-139","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1097\/lww.0000000000001000","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":9,"title":["Effectiveness of pre-emptive nerve block on opioid consumption in 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