ArticleAnimals : an open access journal from MDPI2022
Evaluation of the Two-Point Ultrasound-Guided Transversus Abdominis Plane Block for Laparoscopic Canine Ovariectomy.
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- Effects of Topical Administration of Bupivacaine HCl to the Ovarian Pedicle on Postoperative Pain, Antioxidant Enzyme Activity and Inflammatory Cytokines in Dogs Undergoing Laparoscopic Ovariectomy.Veterinary medicine and science · 2026Article
- Interfascial Plane Blocks for Perioperative Analgesia in Dogs Undergoing Laparoscopic Ovariectomy: A Retrospective Study (2020-2025).Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2026Article
- Intraoperative analgesic efficacy of the ultrasound-guided subcostal oblique transversus abdominis plane block for the Mercedes incision in dogs undergoing hepatectomy.The Journal of veterinary medical science · 2026Article
- Ultrasound-guided transversus abdominis plane block in obese cats: a preliminary cadaveric study.Journal of feline medicine and surgery · 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
- Use of a quadratus lumborum block in queens undergoing ovariectomy: a randomised controlled trial.Journal of feline medicine and surgery · 2024Article
- The impact of the transversus abdominis plane block (TAP) on stress response measured through the complete blood- derived inflammatory markers.Veterinary research communications · 2024Article
- Postoperative Analgesic Effect of Bilateral Quadratus Lumborum Block (QLB) for Canine Laparoscopic Ovariectomy: Comparison of Two Concentrations of Ropivacaine.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2023Article
- The efficacy of transversus abdominus plane (TAP) blocks in reducing pain scores in dogs undergoing elective spay procedures.Veterinary evidenceReview
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Abstract
The transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block causes desensitization of the abdominal wall and peritoneum. Of all the approaches proposed to perform it, the two-injection-point TAP showed the best results in terms of the area reached by the anesthetic solution. However, to date, no clinical data exist. The aim of this study was to evaluate the intra- and postoperative analgesic efficacy of a two-injection-point TAP block in dogs undergoing laparoscopic ovariectomy. A total of 26 animals were assigned to receive general inhalation anesthesia (control group), and 26 dogs were assigned to general inhalation anesthesia combined with TAP block (TAP group). The ultrasound-guided TAP block was carried out with a subcostal and cranial-to-ilium injection per hemiabdomen. The end-tidal concentration of isoflurane (EtISO) was recorded at different moments during the surgery. Postoperative pain was assessed at different time points during the first 24 h after surgery. The control group required significantly higher EtISO concentration during the ovarian resection and showed higher postoperative pain scores than the TAP group. Fewer dogs in the TAP group required intra- or postoperative rescue analgesia. TAP block can be implemented to improve postoperative pain management after laparoscopy, reducing the dosage of the systemic drugs used and, hence, their possible side effects.
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