This is the Scientific Surgery Archive, which contains all randomized clinical trials in surgery that have been identified by searching the top 50 English language medical journal issues since January 1998. Compiled by Jonothan J. Earnshaw, former Editor-in-Chief, BJS

Quadratus lumborum block versus perioperative intravenous lidocaine for postoperative pain control in patients undergoing laparoscopic colorectal surgery: a prospective, randomized, double-blind controlled clinical trial. Ann Surg 2018; 268: 769-775.

Published: 19th December 2018

Authors: Dewinter G, Coppens S, Van de Velde M, D’Hoore A, Wolthuis A, Cuypers E et al.

Conclusion

The local anaesthetic block was not superior to intravenous lidocaine in reducing opiate analgesia requirement postoperatively in this study that included 125 patients.

You may also be interested in

Scientific Surgery

A randomized Phase II trial of adjuvant hepatic arterial infusion and systemic therapy with or without panitumumab after hepatic resection of KRAS wild-type colorectal cancer. Ann Surg 2021; 274: 248-254.

Authors: Kemeny NE, Chou JF, Capanu M, Chatila WK, Shi H, Sanchez-Vega F et al.

Scientific Surgery

Preoperative hepatic and regional arterial chemotherapy in patients who underwent curative colorectal cancer resection. A prospective, multi-center, randomized controlled trial. Ann Surg 2021; 273: 1066-1075.

Authors: Zhu D, Xia J, Gu Y, Lin J, Ding K, Zhou B et al.

Scientific Surgery

Effect of celecoxib vs placebo added to standard adjuvant therapy on disease-free survival among patients with stage III colon cancer. The CALGB/SWOG 80702 (Alliance) randomized clinical trial. JAMA 2021; 325: 1277-1286.

Authors: Meyerhardt JA, Shi Q, Fuchs CS, Meyer J, Niedzwiecki D, Zemla T et al.

Scientific Surgery

Cytoreductive surgery plus hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy versus cytoreductive surgery alone for colorectal peritoneal metastases (PRODIGE 7): a multicentre, randomised, open label, phase 3 trial. Lancet Oncol 2021; 22: 256-266.

Authors: Quenet F, Elias D, Roca L, Goere D, Ghouti L, Pocard M et al.

Scientific Surgery

Effect of duration of adjuvant chemotherapy for patients with stage III colon cancer (IDEA collaboration): final results from a prospective, pooled analysis of six randomised, phase 3 trials. Lancet Oncol 2020; 21: 1620-1629.

Authors: Andre T, Meyerhardt J, Iveson T, Sobrero A, Yoshino T, Souglakos I et al.

Scientific Surgery

Perioperative FOLFOX 4 versus FOLFOX 4 plus Cetuximab versus immediate surgery for high-risk stage II and III colon cancers. A phase II multicenter randomized controlled trial (PRODIGE 22). Ann Surg 2020; 271: 637-645

Authors: Karoui M, Rullier A, Piessen G, Legoux JL, Barbier E, De Chaisemartin C et al.

Scientific Surgery

Quality of life after curative resection for rectal cancer in patients treated with adjuvant chemotherapy compared with observation: results of the randomized phase III SCRIPT Trial. Dis Colon Rectum 2019; 62: 711-720

Authors: van der Valk MJ, Hilling DE, Meershoek-Klein Kranenbarg E, Peeters K, Kapiteijn E, Tsonaka R et al.

Scientific Surgery

Does a longer waiting period after neoadjuvant radio-chemotherapy improve the oncological prognosis of rectal cancer? Three years’ follow-up results of the Greccar-6 randomized multicenter trial. Ann Surg 2019; 270: 747-754

Authors: Lefèvre J, Mineur L, Cachanado M, Denost Q, Rouanet P, de Chaisemartin C et al.

Scientific Surgery

Adjuvant hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy in patients with locally advanced colon cancer (COLOPEC): a multicenter, open-label, randomized trial. Lancet Gastroenterol Hepatol 2019; 4: 761-770

Authors: Klaver CEL, Wisselink DD , Punt CJA , Snaebjornsson P , Crezee J, Aalbers AG et al.

Scientific Surgery

Duration of adjuvant chemotherapy for stage III colon cancer. N Engl J Med 2018; 378: 1177-1188.

Authors: Grothey A, Sobrero AF, Shields AF, Yoshino T, Paul J, Taieb J et al.

Scientific Surgery

A randomized control trial of preoperative oral antibiotics as adjunct therapy to systemic antibiotics for preventing surgical site infection in clean contaminated, contaminated, and dirty type of colorectal surgeries. Dis Colon Rectum 2017; 60: 1291-1298.

Authors: Anjum N, Ren J, Wang G, Li G, Wu X, Dong H et al.

Scientific Surgery

Effect of coffee on the length of postoperative ileus after elective laparoscopic left-sided colectomy: a randomized, prospective single-center study. Dis Colon Rectum 2015; 58: 1064-1069.

Authors: Dulskas A, Klimovskij M, Vitkauskiene M, Samalavicius N