22 September 2025 : Meta-Analysis
Effect of Bilateral Superficial Cervical Plexus Block on Postoperative Pain in Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery: A Systemic Review and Meta-Analysis
Weifei Chen BC 1, Kaigang Xie DE 1, Yun Jiang EF 1, Hongya Zhang CE 1, Danhua Wu AEF 2*DOI: 10.12659/MSM.949684
Med Sci Monit 2025; 31:e949684
Table 1 Search strategies for PubMed, Cochrane, Embase and Scopus databases.
| Database | Search strategies |
|---|---|
| PubMed | (“cervical plexus block” OR “superficial cervical plexus block” OR “deep cervical plexus block” OR “cervical nerve block” OR “cervical block” OR “regional anesthesia” OR “regional block” OR “nerve block” OR “local anesthesia”) AND(“postoperative” OR “perioperative” OR “surgical recovery” OR “after surgery” OR “postoperative” OR “postoperative outcomes” OR “recovery” OR “post-surgical” OR “complication” OR “anesthesia outcome”)AND(“thyroidectomy” OR “thyroid surgery” OR “thyroid gland” OR “thyroid” OR “parathyroidectomy” OR “parathyroid surgery”) |
| Cochrane | (“cervical plexus block” OR “superficial cervical plexus block” OR “deep cervical plexus block” OR “cervical nerve block” OR “regional anesthesia” OR “nerve block”)AND(“postoperative” OR “pain management” OR “analgesia” OR “pain control” OR “surgical pain” OR “perioperative”)AND(“thyroidectomy” OR “thyroid surgery” OR “thyroid gland” OR “parathyroidectomy” OR “parathyroid surgery”) |
| Scopus | TITLE-ABS-KEY((“cervical plexus block” OR “superficial cervical plexus block” OR “deep cervical plexus block” OR “cervical nerve block” OR “regional anesthesia” OR “nerve block”)AND(“postoperative pain” OR “postoperative” OR “pain control” OR “analgesia” OR “surgical recovery” OR “perioperative pain” OR “postoperative outcomes”)AND(“thyroidectomy” OR “thyroid surgery” OR “parathyroidectomy” OR “parathyroid surgery” OR “thyroid gland”)) |
| Embase | (‘cervical plexus block’/exp OR ‘superficial cervical plexus block’: ti,ab OR ‘deep cervical plexus block’: ti,ab OR ‘cervical nerve block’: ti,ab OR ‘regional anesthesia’: ti,ab OR ‘nerve block’: ti,ab)AND(‘postoperative pain’/exp OR ‘pain control’: ti,ab OR ‘analgesia’/exp OR ‘surgical recovery’: ti,ab OR ‘postoperative outcome’: ti,ab)AND(‘thyroidectomy’/exp OR ‘thyroid surgery’: ti,ab OR ‘thyroid gland’: ti,ab OR ‘parathyroidectomy’/exp OR ‘parathyroid surgery’: ti,ab) |