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Transversus Abdominis Plane Block versus Ilioinguinal/Iliohypogastric Nerve Block with Wound Infiltration for Postoperative Analgesia in Inguinal Hernia Surgery: A Randomized Clinical Trial.
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- Comparison of TAP and II/IH Nerve Blocks for Postoperative Analgesia in Abdominal Surgeries under Spinal Anesthesia.Journal of pharmacy & bioallied sciences · 2025Article
- Agony of Choice: Caudal Block versus Ilioinguinal/Iliohypogastric Nerve Block in Unilateral Orchidopexy.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Ultrasound-guided quadratus lumborum block versus ilioinguinal-iliohypogastric nerve block with wound infiltration for postoperative analgesia in unilateral inguinal surgeries: A randomised controlled trial.Indian journal of anaesthesia · 2023Article
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- Ultrasound-guided injections in pelvic entrapment neuropathies.Journal of ultrasonography · 2021Article
- Comparison of ultrasound-guided iliohypogastric/ilioinguinal nerve block and transversus abdominis plane block for analgesia after cesarean section: A retrospective propensity match study.Experimental and therapeutic medicine · 2019Article
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Abstract
backgroundVarious analgesic modalities have been used for postoperative analgesia in patients undergoing inguinal hernia surgery. In this randomized clinical trial, we have compared the analgesic efficacy of transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block with that of ilioinguinal/iliohypogastric (IIIH) nerve block with wound infiltration in patients undergoing unilateral open inguinal hernia repair.
aimThe primary objective of this study was to compare the efficacy of postoperative analgesia of ultrasound-guided TAP block and IIIH block with wound infiltration (WI) in patients undergoing open inguinal hernia surgery. SETTINGS AND
designThis was a randomized clinical trial performed in a tertiary care hospital. MATERIALS AND
methodsSixty patients scheduled for hernia repair were randomized into two groups, Group T and Group I. Postoperatively, under ultrasound guidance, Group T received 20 ml of 0.25% ropivacaine - TAP block and Group I received 10 ml of 0.25% ropivacaine - IIIH block + WI with 10 ml of 0.25% ropivacaine. The primary outcome measure was the time to rescue analgesia in the first 24 h postoperatively. Fentanyl along with diclofenac was given as first rescue analgesic when the patient complained of pain. STATISTICAL ANALYSIS: Statistical comparisons were performed using Student's
resultsMean time to rescue analgesia was 5.900 ± 1.881 h and 3.766 ± 1.754 h (
conclusionAs a multimodal analgesic regimen, definitely both TAP block and IIIH block with wound infiltration have a supporting role in providing analgesia in the postoperative period for adult inguinal hernia repair. In this study, ultrasound-guided TAP block provided longer pain control postoperatively than IIIH block with WI after inguinal hernia repair. There were no complications attributed to the blocks in either of the group.
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