ReviewAnesthesiology and pain medicine2017
Subcostal Transverse Abdominis Plane Block for Acute Pain Management: A Review.
Review in Anesthesiology and pain medicine, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 14 papers.
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The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Comparison of the Efficacy of Subcostal Transversus Abdominis Plane Block and Rectus Sheath Block for Postoperative Analgesia in Major Open Gynaecological Cancer Surgery: a Prospective Randomised Study
Comparison Between External Oblique Intercostal Plane Block and the Subcostal Transversus Abdominis Plane Block Regarding Intraoperative and Postoperative Analgesia Inpatients Undergoing Paraumbilical Hernia Repair Surgery.
Who cites it
14 citing papers in PubMed, 40 citations in OpenAlex.
- Trial
- Effects of Transverse Abdominis Plane Block with Ropivacaine-Hydromorphone versus. Ropivacaine in Cesarean Section: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of pain research · 2026Trial
- External oblique intercostal plane block as an alternative to subcostal TAP block for laparoscopic cholecystectomy: a prospective randomized study.BMC anesthesiology · 2025Trial
- Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing the Outcomes of Enhanced Recovery After Surgery and Standard Recovery Pathways in Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy.Obesity surgery · 2020Trial
- Unilateral transversus abdominis plane block and port-site infiltration : Comparison of postoperative analgesic efficacy in laparoscopic cholecystectomy.Der Anaesthesist · 2020Trial
- The effect of upper transabdominal plane block on diaphragm thickness in adult patients after laparoscopic cholecystectomy operation.Journal of minimal access surgery · 2026Article
- Effects of External Oblique Intercostal Plane Block and Subcostal Transversus Abdominis Plane Block on Postoperative Pulmonary Functions After Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: A Prospective Observational Study.Journal of pain research · 2026Article
- Analgesia for Upper Abdominal Surgery, a Scoping Review of the Current Fascial Plane Block Techniques.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- Comparative analysis of analgesic efficacy and functional recovery in open pancreaticoduodenectomy: a randomized controlled trial of local anesthetic wound infiltration, transversus abdominis plane block, and intramuscular electrical stimulation.Hepatobiliary surgery and nutrition · 2024Article
- Comparison of analgesic efficacy of ultrasound-guided external oblique intercostal plane block and subcostal transversus abdominis plane block in patients undergoing upper abdominal surgery: A randomised clinical study.Indian journal of anaesthesia · 2024Article
- Comparison of the effectiveness of subcostal transversus abdominis plane and rectus sheath blocks in postoperative analgesia in major open gynecological cancer surgeries: a prospective randomized study.Anesthesia and pain medicine · 2024Article
- Comparison of analgesic efficacy of combined external oblique intercostal and rectus sheath block with local infiltration analgesia at port site in patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy: a randomized controlled trial.Anesthesia and pain medicine · 2024Article
- A Continuous Transversus Abdominis Plane Block Decreases Hospital Length of Stay Compared to Thoracic Epidural Analgesia After Open Radical Cystectomy Surgery: A Retrospective Study.Anesthesiology and pain medicine · 2024Article
- Ketamine as Adjuvant for Acute Pain Management.Anesthesiology and pain medicine · 2019Article
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Authors and funding
5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
The subcostal transverse abdominis plane (SCTAP) block is the deposition of local anesthetic in the transverse abdominis plane inferior and parallel to the costal margin. There is a growing consensus that the SCTAP block provides better analgesia for upper abdominal incisions than the traditional transverse abdominis plane block. In addition, when used as part of a four-quadrant transverse abdominis plane block, the SCTAP block may provide adequate analgesia for major abdominal surgery. The purpose of this review is to discuss the SCTAP block, including its indications, technique, local anesthetic solutions, and outcomes.
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