SynthesisBioMed research international2020
Transversus Abdominis Plane Block versus Wound Infiltration with Conventional Local Anesthetics in Adult Patients Underwent Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.
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8 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 19 citations in OpenAlex.
- Transversus Abdominis Plane Block With Liposomal Bupivacaine vs. Regular Anesthetics for Pain Control After Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Frontiers in surgery · 2020Pooled it
- Recovery Profiles and Well-Being Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Various Anaesthesia Techniques: A Systematic Review.Health science reports · 2025Review
- Comparison of Postoperative Analgesic Profiles Between Transversus Abdominis Plane Block and Local Wound Infiltration in Living Donor Kidney Transplantation Recipients: A Propensity Score-Matched Analysis.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Laparoscopy-guided transverse abdominis plane block versus port site infiltration for post-operative pain relief after laparoscopic cholecystectomy.Journal of minimal access surgery · 2025Article
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- Chest Wall and Abdominal Blocks for Thoracic and Abdominal Surgeries: A Review.Current pain and headache reports · 2023Review
- Transversus Abdominis Plane Block as Part of a Multimodal Analgesic Regimen in Patients Undergoing Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion: A Retrospective Cohort Study.International journal of spine surgery · 2023Article
- The analgesic efficacy of ultrasound-guided transversus abdominis plane block vs. local anesthetic infiltration technique in major gynecologic surgery: A randomized controlled trial.Journal of anaesthesiology, clinical pharmacologyArticle
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4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
backgroundHow to effectively control the postoperative pain of patients is extremely important to clinicians. Transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block is a novel analgesic method reported to greatly decrease postoperative pain. However, in many areas, there still exists a phenomenon of surgeons using wound infiltration (WI) with conventional local anesthetics (not liposome anesthetics) as the main means to decrease postoperative pain because of traditional wisdom or convenience. Here, we compared the analgesic effectiveness of the two different methods to determine which method is more suitable for adult patients.
resultsFifteen studies with 983 participants met the inclusion criteria and were included in the present study. The heterogeneity in the final analysis regarding the pain score was low to moderate. The major results of the sensitivity analysis were stable. WI had the same analgesic effect as TAP block only at the one-hour postoperative time point (mean difference = -0.32, 95% confidence interval (-0.87, 0.24),
conclusionTAP block results in a more effective and steady analgesic effect than WI with conventional local anesthetics in adult patients from the early postoperative period and obtains higher patient satisfaction.
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