Percutaneous Gastrostomy Tube Placement under Quadratus Lumborum Block: A Case Report

Gundega Ose, Irina Evansa, Nikita Ivanovs, Natalija Zlobina, Indulis Vanags, Olegs Sabelnikovs

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Abstract

The quadratus lumborum block is a technique that is not widely applied in abdominal surgery. The influence of the mode of anesthesia on the outcome of polymorbid patients is a controversial issue in the medical literature. We report a case in which we performed a quadratus lumborum block type 2 on a woman who was admitted to Riga’s 1st hospital in need of gastrostomy, due to difficulty swallowing solid foods and liquids caused by hypopharynx carcinoma. On account of the patient’s difficult airway, general anesthesia was deemed unsafe for the patient, with a risk of patient death. Percutaneous gastrostomy tube placement under a quadratus lumborum block type 2 was performed successfully.

Original languageEnglish
Article number2106
Number of pages6
JournalMedicina (Kaunas)
Volume59
Issue number12
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Dec 2023

Keywords*

  • anesthesia
  • gastrostomy tube
  • polymorbidity
  • quadratus lumborum block

Field of Science*

  • 3.2 Clinical medicine

Publication Type*

  • 1.1. Scientific article indexed in Web of Science and/or Scopus database

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