ArticleJournal of anaesthesiology, clinical pharmacology
A comparison of preincisional and postincisional ultrasound guided transversus abdominis plane block.
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- Comparative effectiveness of TAP block, EOIP block, and standard care for postoperative analgesia in renal transplantation: a retrospective study.Brazilian journal of anesthesiology (Elsevier)Article
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Abstract
BACKGROUND AND
aimsTransversus abdominis plane blocks are part of the multimodal analgesia used for lower abdominal surgeries.Our aim of this study was to compare the analgesic efficacy of preincisional and postincisional TAP blocks in patients undergoing total abdominal hysterectomies. MATERIAL AND
methods54 American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status I and II patients aged between 30 and 60 years who underwent a total abdominal hysterectomy under spinal anesthesia in our hospital were chosen for the study. Alternate patients satisfying the inclusion criteria were either given a preincisional or postincisional transversus abdominis plane block bilaterally. Postoperatively, the numeric pain intensity scale was observed, along with nausea, vomiting, and sedation scores.
resultsPain scores were significantly lower (
conclusionPreincisional TAP blocks are more effective than postincisional ones with better analgesia and lesser side effects, for total abdominal hysterectomies.
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