ReviewJournal of robotic surgery2023
Surgeon administered transversus abdominis plane block: anatomic principles and technique.
Review in Journal of robotic surgery, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.
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6 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.
- Laparoscopic-guided transversus abdominis plane block combined with port-site infiltration for postoperative analgesia after gastric bypass: a randomized, double-blind, controlled trial.Surgical endoscopy · 2025Trial
- Effects of combined transversus abdominis plane block under direct vision and acupoint injection on promoting rapid recovery after laparoscopic cholecystectomy.Langenbeck's archives of surgery · 2025Trial
- Analgesic efficacy and safety of transversus abdominis plane block versus thoracic paravertebral block in laparoscopic total hysterectomy: propensity score matching and mFI-5 subgroup analysis.American journal of translational research · 2026Article
- Efficacy of Transversus Abdominal Plane Block for Post-Operative Pain Management in Laparoscopic Appendectomy: A Narrative Review.Current pain and headache reports · 2025Review
- The Efficacy of Transversus Abdominis Plane (TAP) Blocks When Completed by Anesthesiologists Versus by Surgeons: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
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5 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
The Transversus Abdominis Plane (TAP) block is a regional abdominal wall block that has been effectively used as an adjunct to alleviate postoperative pain. The ultrasound-guided TAP (USTAP) administered by anesthesiologists is the gold standard and has been effective for surgeries involving abdominal wall incisions. Recently, the TAP block has been administered by surgeons with the help of direct visualization during minimally invasive surgery. The surgeon-administered or laparoscopic-guided TAP block has been compared to the USTAP with no discernible difference in patient outcomes. Also, directly visualizing the injection in the surgeon-administered block can offset complications such as visceral injury and block failure (injectate in the wrong plane). This review explores the literature's surgeon-administered TAP blocks for minimally invasive surgery in the literature. In addition, the prerequisite anatomy of the anterolateral abdominal wall, various approaches, and other factors that influence the efficacy of the block are described to increase awareness of this analgesic tool among surgeons and achieve better postoperative pain management.
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