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Table 1 Characteristics of the included studies

From: The effect of fascia iliaca block on postoperative pain and analgesic consumption for patients undergoing primary total hip arthroplasty: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Author (year)

Intervention

Control

Sample size (Mean age, year)

Time of administration

Adjunct therapy in all patients

Study type

Intervention

Control

Bober (2020) [10]

FIB (40 mL of 0.25% bupivacaine)

Without FIB

60 (62.9)

62 (63.6)

Postoperative

Epidural lidocaine

RCT

Bravo (2020) [9]

FIB (40 mL of levobupivacaine 0.25% with epinephrine 5 μg/mL)

LPB (40 mL of levobupivacaine 0.25% with epinephrine 5 μg/mL)

30 (62.9)

30 (59.5)

Postoperative

Spinal anesthesia

RCT

Liu (2020) [19]

FIB (30 mL of 0.2% ropivacaine)

Without FIB

40 (70.1)

40 (70.0)

Postoperative

GA

RCT

Gasanova (2019) [22]

FIB (60 mL of ropivacaine 300 mg and epinephrine 150 μg)

Periarticular infiltration (60 mL of ropivacaine 300 mg and epinephrine 150 μg)

30 (56.2)

30 (59.0)

Postoperative

GA

RCT

Perry (2018) [23]

FIB (50 mL of 0.3% ropivicaine)

LPB (50 mL of 0.3% ropivicaine)

25 (58.9)

25 (58.1)

Preoperative

GA

RCT

McGraw-Tatum (2

FIB (40 mg of 0.2% ropivacaine)

Periarticular infiltration (20 mL of 1.3% liposomal bupivacaine)

39 (63.4)

40 (63.9)

Postoperative

GA

RCT

Desmet (2017) [18]

FIB (40 mL of 0.5% ropivacaine)

Without FIB

44 (60.4)

44 (66.5)

Preoperative

GA

RCT

Kearns (2016) [24]

FIB (40 mL of levobupivacaine, 2 mg.kg−1)

Spinal morphine (100 μg morphine)

54 (67)

54 (64)

Preoperative

Spinal anesthesia

RCT

Deniz (2014) [17]

FIB (30 mL of 0.25% bupivacaine)

Without FIB

24 (59.1)

22 (62.2)

Preoperative

GA

RCT

Shariat (2013) [20]

FIB (30 mL of 0.5% ropivacaine)

Without FIB

16 (61)

16 (57)

Postoperative

GA

RCT

Stevens (2007) [21]

FIB (30 mL 0.5% bupivacaine with 1:200,000 adrenaline, 150 μg clonidine)

Without FIB

22 (68.7)

22 (66.8)

-

Spinal anesthesia

RCT

Lei (2016) [25]

FIB (0.2% ropivicaine, 5 mL/h plus a bolus of 5 mL with a lock-time of 15 min)

PCIA (180 mL of tramadol, 0.3 mg/[kg·h], at a rate of 2 mL/h plus a bolus of 0.5 mL with a lock-time of 15 min)

23 (80.4)

23 (82.5)

Preoperative

GA

RCT

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