ReviewLocal and regional anesthesia2020
Interfascial Plane Blocks and Laparoscopic Abdominal Surgery: A Narrative Review.
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Comparison of Efficacy of Ultrasound-guided Erector Spinae Place Block Versus Transversus Abdominis Plane Block for Intra and Postoperative Pain Control in Total Laparoscopic Hysterectomy: a Randomized Controlled Trial
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
Who cites it
12 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- The analgesic effects of novel fascial plane blocks compared with intrathecal morphine after Caesarean delivery: a systematic review and meta-analysis.British journal of anaesthesia · 2025Pooled it
- Comparison of ultrasound-guided erector spinae plane block and transversus abdominis plane block for postoperative analgesia after laparoscopic hysterectomy: a prospective randomized non-inferiority clinical trial.BMC anesthesiology · 2026Trial
- Evaluation of the postoperative analgesic effectiveness of erector spinae plane block ın patients undergoing robotic colorectal surgery: a prospective observational study.Revista da Associacao Medica Brasileira (1992) · 2026Observational
- Quadratus Lumborum Block Versus Transversus Abdominis Plane Block for Postoperative Analgesia After Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Article
- Perioperative analgesic efficacy of quadratus lumborum block versus transversus abdominis plane block in dogs undergoing laparoscopic ovariectomy: a prospective randomized clinical trial.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2025Article
- Comparison of erector spinae plane block and transverse abdominis plane block in postoperative recovery after laparoscopic colorectal surgery: a randomized, double-blind, controlled trial.Perioperative medicine (London, England) · 2024Article
- Beyond epidurals: Embracing the realities of fascial plane blocks for truncal and chest wall analgesia.Indian journal of anaesthesia · 2024Article
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- Continuous Serratus - Intercostal Plane Block for Perioperative Analgesia in Upper Abdominal Surgeries: A Prospective Randomized Controlled Study.Turkish journal of anaesthesiology and reanimation · 2023Article
- Analgesic efficacy of the bilateral erector spinae plane block for colorectal surgery: a randomized controlled trial.Journal of anesthesia, analgesia and critical care · 2022Article
- Fascial plane blocks: Will they flourish or perish with time?Journal of anaesthesiology, clinical pharmacologyArticle
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Abstract
Laparoscopic abdominal surgery has become a mainstay of modern surgical practice. Postoperative analgesia is an integral component of recovery following laparoscopic abdominal surgery and may be improved by regional anesthesia or intravenous lidocaine infusion. There is inconsistent evidence supporting the use of interfascial plane blocks, such as transversus abdominis plane (TAP) blocks, for patients undergoing laparoscopic abdominal surgery as evidenced by variable patterns of local anesthetic spread and conflicting results from studies comparing TAP blocks to local anesthetic infiltration of laparoscopic port sites and multimodal analgesia. Quadratus lumborum (QL) and erector spinae plane (ESP) blocks may provide greater areas of somatic analgesia as well as visceral analgesia, which may translate to more significant clinical benefits. Aside from the locations of the surgical incisions, it is unclear what other factors should be considered when choosing one regional technique over another or deciding to infuse lidocaine intravenously. We reviewed the current literature in attempt to clarify the roles of various regional anesthesia techniques for patients undergoing laparoscopic abdominal surgery and present one possible approach to evaluating postoperative pain.
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