ArticleIndian journal of anaesthesia2019
Efficacy of laparoscopic-guided transversus abdominis plane block for patients undergoing robotic-assisted gynaecologic surgery: A randomised control trial.
Article in Indian journal of anaesthesia, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06731998 (Evaluating Optimal Perioperative Pain Management), which is not on this map. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Evaluating Optimal Perioperative Pain Management: A Prospective Randomized Control Trial of Laparoscopic Transversus Abdominis Plane Block With Local Anesthetic, Laparoscopic Transversus Abdominis Plane Block Alone, and Local Anesthetic Alone in Minimally Invasive Oncologic Surgery
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7 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 11 citations in OpenAlex.
- Transversus abdominis plane (TAP) blocks for prevention of postoperative pain in women undergoing laparoscopic and robotic gynaecological surgery.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2025Pooled it
- Advances of regional nerve blocks for postoperative analgesia in laparoscopic gynecological surgery: precision, innovation, and future directions.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Review
- Surgeon administered transversus abdominis plane block: anatomic principles and technique.Journal of robotic surgery · 2023Review
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- Neural blocks at the helm of a paradigm shift in enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS).Indian journal of anaesthesia · 2021Article
- Surgeon-administered transversus abdominis plane block for robot-assisted surgery.Journal of robotic surgery · 2020Article
- Comparison of laparoscopy-guided with ultrasound-guided subcostal transversus abdominis plane block in laparoscopic cholecystectomy - A prospective, randomised study.Indian journal of anaesthesia · 2020Article
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Abstract
BACKGROUND AND
aimsTransverse abdominis plane (TAP) block has been used regularly as part of multimodal analgesia for caesarean sections and other lower abdominal surgeries. Adequate postoperative analgesia provided with regional blocks allows faster postoperative recovery and better patient satisfaction. In our study, we are comparing the analgesic efficacy of laparoscopic-guided TAP block with port infiltration using a local anaesthetic in patients undergoing gynaecologic robotic surgeries.
methodsAfter obtaining approval from the hospital ethics committee, Central Trial Registry of India (CTRI) clearance and written informed consent from patients, this prospective double-blinded randomised control trial was conducted on patients undergoing robotic-assisted gynaecologic surgery under general anaesthesia. Group B patients received bilateral TAP block under direct laparoscopic vision with 15 ml of 0.1% ropivacaine on each side and Group C patients received routine port site infiltration with 30 ml of 0.1% ropivacaine. Postoperative pain score was measured till 24 hours, need for rescue analgesics, complications associated were noted. Independent two sample 't' test, Mann Whitney u test, Chi-square and Fisher's exact test were used for statistical analysis.
resultsPain score was significantly lower in Group B patients up to 24h (
conclusionLaparoscopic-guided TAP block is effective and superior to port site infiltration in providing postoperative analgesia in patients undergoing robotic-assisted gynaecologic surgery.
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