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ArticleProceedings (Baylor University. Medical Center)2022

Comparison of transversus abdominis plane blocks with liposomal bupivacaine versus ropivacaine in open total abdominal hysterectomy.

John C Alexander, Mary Sunna, YPaul Goldenmerry, Allison Mootz, Caitlin O'Connor, Jenny Ringqvist, Matthew Bunker, Girish P Joshi, Irina Gasanova

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Article in Proceedings (Baylor University. Medical Center), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07271979 (Liposomal Bupivacaine Versus Ropivacaine for Preperitoneal Infiltration Analgesia in Upper Abdominal Laparotomy), which is not on this map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
4citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.5field-weighted citation impact, top 18% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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.

NCT07271979 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2026, after this paper: background citation

Liposomal Bupivacaine Versus Ropivacaine for Preperitoneal Infiltration Analgesia in Upper Abdominal Laparotomy: A Randomized Controlled Trial

TypeinterventionalSponsorQilu Hospital of Shandong UniversityRan2026 to 2026Enrolled146ConditionsLiposomal Bupivacaine, Preperitoneal Infiltration, AnalgesiaArmsLiposomal bupivacaine, ropivacaine
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 7 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

9 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

John C AlexanderDepartment of Anesthesiology and Pain Management, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9797-6322
Mary SunnaParkland Health & Hospital System, Dallas, Texas.
YPaul GoldenmerryDepartment of Anesthesiology and Pain Management, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas.
Allison MootzDepartment of Anesthesiology and Pain Management, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas.
Caitlin O'ConnorUniversity of Texas Southwestern Medical School, Dallas, Texas.
Jenny RingqvistDepartment of Anesthesiology and Pain Management, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas.
Matthew BunkerDepartment of Anesthesiology and Pain Management, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas.
Girish P JoshiDepartment of Anesthesiology and Pain Management, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas.
Irina GasanovaDepartment of Anesthesiology and Pain Management, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas.
The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center · USParkland Health & Hospital System · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Regional anesthesia is frequently employed in efforts to improve postoperative analgesia and reduce opioid requirements following abdominal surgery. The purpose of the current analysis was to determine if there was a difference in postoperative pain and opioid consumption between patients who underwent open total abdominal hysterectomy (TAH) and received ultrasound-guided bilateral transversus abdominis plane (TAP) blocks using either liposomal bupivacaine or ropivacaine. A single-center retrospective analysis was conducted of 215 patients from November 2018 through March 2020 who underwent an open TAH and received bilateral TAP blocks with either liposomal bupivacaine or ropivacaine. The primary outcome measure was opioid consumption at regular intervals until discharge, and the secondary outcome measures included pain scores, incidence of nausea/vomiting, and use of antiemetics at the same time intervals. Intraoperative opioid consumption and postanesthesia recovery unit opioid requirements were similar between the two groups. Opioid requirements at 24 hours (

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Liposomal bupivacaineopen total abdominal hysterectomyregional anesthesiatransversus abdominis plane block

Identifiers

PMID36304627
PMCPMC9586627
OpenAlexW4283728167

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