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SynthesisRevista brasileira de ginecologia e obstetricia : revista da Federacao Brasileira das Sociedades de Ginecologia e Obstetricia2022

Efficacy of Transversus Abdominis Plane Block in the Reduction of Pain and Opioid Requirement in Laparoscopic and Robot-assisted Hysterectomy: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

Claudia López-Ruiz, Jerutsa Catalina Orjuela, Diego Fernando Rojas-Gualdrón, Marcela Jimenez-Arango, José Fernando de Los Ríos, Elsa Maria Vásquez-Trespalacios, Claudia Vargas

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Synthesis in Revista brasileira de ginecologia e obstetricia : revista da Federacao Brasileira das Sociedades de Ginecologia e Obstetricia, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07388953 (Peripheral Autonomic Block), which is not on this map. Cited by 5 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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5citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
2.0field-weighted citation impact, top 15% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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.

NCT07388953 narecruitingnot on this mapstarted 2026, after this paper: background citation

Peripheral Autonomic Block (BAP) Plus Transversus Abdominis Plane Block (TAP) for Postoperative Analgesia After Minimally Invasive Left-Sided Colorectal Resection (BAPTAP): A Randomized, Controlled, Double-Blind Trial

TypeinterventionalSponsorFaculdade de Ciências Médicas de Minas GeraisRan2026 to 2027Enrolled140ConditionsColorectal Cancer, Colorectal Surgery, Anesthesia, Autonomic Nerve BlockArmsMinimally Invasive Left-Sided Colorectal Resection, BAPTAP (Peripheral Autonomic Blockade + TAP Block), Trocar/Incision Infiltration
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Claudia López-RuizDepartment of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Clínica del Prado, Medellín, Colombia.ORCID 0000-0003-3903-3697
Jerutsa Catalina OrjuelaDepartment of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Clínica del Prado, Medellín, Colombia.ORCID 0000-0002-5297-5171
Diego Fernando Rojas-GualdrónSchool of Graduate Studies, School of Medicine, CES University, Medellín, Colombia.ORCID 0000-0002-2293-0431
Marcela Jimenez-ArangoSchool of Graduate Studies, School of Medicine, CES University, Medellín, Colombia.ORCID 0000-0001-5159-8792
José Fernando de Los RíosDepartment of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Clínica del Prado, Medellín, Colombia.ORCID 0000-0001-6707-4168
Elsa Maria Vásquez-TrespalaciosSchool of Graduate Studies, School of Medicine, CES University, Medellín, Colombia.ORCID 0000-0002-0665-5310
Claudia VargasAmerican Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists, Medellín, Colombia.ORCID 0000-0003-3943-5645
Universidad CES · COClínica CES · CO

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo summarize the available evidence of TAP Block in efficacy in laparoscopic or robotic hysterectomy. DATA SOURCES: We searched databases and gray literature for randomized controlled trials in which transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block was compared with placebo or with no treatment in patients who underwent laparoscopic or robot-assisted hysterectomy. METHOD OF STUDY SELECTION: Two researchers independently evaluated the eligibility of the selected articles. TABULATION, INTEGRATION, AND

resultsSeven studies were selected, involving 518 patients. Early postoperative pain showed a difference in the mean mean difference (MD): - 1.17 (95% confidence interval [CI]: - 1.87-0.46) in pain scale scores (I

conclusionWith moderate strength of evidence, due to the high heterogeneity and imbalance in baseline characteristics among studies, the results indicate that TAP block should not be considered as a clinically relevant analgesic technique to improve postoperative pain in laparoscopic or robotic hysterectomy, despite statistical significance in early postoperative pain scale scores. CLINICAL TRIAL NUMBER AND REGISTRY: PROSPERO ID - CRD42018103573.

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LaparoscopyRoboticsRobotic Surgical ProceduresAbdominal MusclesAnalgesics, OpioidFemaleHumansHysterectomyPostoperative PainAnalgesics, Opioid

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