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Table 2 Characteristics of studies included in meta-analysis

From: Effects of transversus abdominis plane block versus quadratus lumborum block on postoperative analgesia: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Author

Year

Country

Score

Treatment

TAPB_n (M/F)

TAPB_age# (years)

QLB_n (M/F)

QLB_age# (years)

Quality

Outcomes

Baytar

2019

Turkey

4

TAPB vs QLB

53 (11/42)

48.12 ± 12.42

54 (15/39)

46.42 ± 16.57

HQ

b f g

Yousef

2018

Egypt

5

TAPB vs QLB

30 (0/30)

50.70 ± 6.8

30 (0/30)

56.5 ± 6.97

HQ

a b c d e f

Kumar

2018

India

4

TAPB vs QLB

35 (15/20)

38.34 ± 11.59

35 (15/19)

39.20 ± 11.64

HQ

a b d f

Öksüz

2017

Turkey

3

TAPB vs QLB

25 (21/4)

3.02 ± 1.82

25 (21/4)

3.13 ± 0.20

LQ

e f

Blanco

2016

Arab

3

TAPB vs QLB

38 (0/38)

NA

38 (0/38)

NA

LQ

a

Verma

2019

India

6

TAPB vs QLB

30 (0/30)

28 ± 3

30 (0/30)

30 ± 3

HQ

b d f

Ipek

2019

Turkey

3

TAPB vs QLB

29 (19/10)

4.16 ± 2.55

35 (28/7)

3.89 ± 3.26

LQ

e f g

Shan

2019

China

3

TAPB vs QLB

30 (0/30)

30 ± 3

30 (0/30)

29 ± 6

LQ

c f

Deng

2019

China

6

TAPB vs QLB

34 (12/22)

53.5 ± 10.6

34 (14/20)

51.1 ± 13.8

HQ

b c f

Fu

2019

China

4

TAPB vs QLB

30 (NA)

71.8 ± 5.8

30 (NA)

72.2 ± 6.9

HQ

b f

Han

2017

China

4

TAPB vs QLB

38 (24/14)

27.8 ± 3.9

39 (20/19)

26.3 ± 3.2

HQ

b c f

He

2018

China

2

TAPB vs QLB

36 (20/16)

67.3 ± 2.3

36 (19/17)

67.7 ± 2.1

LQ

e f

Li G

2018

China

5

TAPB vs QLB

40 (0/40)

31 ± 4

40 (0/40)

30 ± 5

HQ

b c f

Li N

2019

China

3

TAPB vs QLB

30 (0/30)

42.10 ± 5.26

30 (0/30)

41.07 ± 4.75

LQ

b e f

Ma

2019

China

3

TAPB vs QLB

30 (17/13)

55. 2 ± 4. 4

30 (16/14)

53.1 ± 4.6

LQ

e

Ren

2018

China

3

TAPB vs QLB

82 (44/38)

45.7 ± 15.2

78 (40/38)

46.3 ± 15.1

LQ

b c

Xia

2018

China

4

TAPB vs QLB

30 (15/15)

48 ± 8

30 (12/18)

46 ± 11

HQ

f

Yang

2019

China

3

TAPB vs QLB

30 (0/30)

NA

30 (0/30)

NA

LQ

a b

Yang

2019

China

5

TAPB vs QLB

30 (0/30)

38.5 ± 14.8

30 (0/30)

43.9 ± 15.04

HQ

b c e f

Ye

2019

China

4

TAPB vs QLB

28 (12/16)

48.9 ± 2.1

30 (14/16)

50.3 ± 2.8

HQ

c f

Zhu

2019

China

3

TAPB vs QLB

39 (20/19)

68.8 ± 3.4

39 (18/21)

69.1 ± 3.2

LQ

e f

Zhu

2018

China

3

TAPB vs QLB

30 (0/30)

52 ± 6

30 (0/30)

51 ± 7

LQ

b e f

  1. #: mean ± standard deviation
  2. TAPB transversus abdominis plane block, QLB quadratus lumborum block, VAS visual analog scale, HQ high-quality, LQ low-quality, NA unavailable
  3. a: morphine consumption; b: VAS score at 24 h postoperatively; c: fentanyl consumption; d: duration of postoperative analgesia; e: the number of patients requiring analgesia postoperatively; f: operative time; g: duration of anesthesia