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ReviewCurrent pain and headache reports2025

Efficacy of Transversus Abdominal Plane Block for Post-Operative Pain Management in Laparoscopic Appendectomy: A Narrative Review.

Shahab Ahmadzadeh, Robert E Godke, Kalob M Broocks, Madison B Mills, Jeffery T Howard, Sahar Shekoohi, Alan D Kaye

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Review in Current pain and headache reports, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Shahab AhmadzadehDepartment of Anesthesiology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center at Shreveport, Shreveport, LA, 71103, USA.
Robert E GodkeSchool of Medicine, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center at Shreveport, Shreveport, LA, 71103, USA.
Kalob M BroocksSchool of Medicine, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center at Shreveport, Shreveport, LA, 71103, USA.
Madison B MillsSchool of Medicine, Louisiana State University Health New Orleans School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA, 70112, USA.
Jeffery T HowardDepartment of Anesthesiology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center at Shreveport, Shreveport, LA, 71103, USA.
Sahar ShekoohiDepartment of Anesthesiology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center at Shreveport, Shreveport, LA, 71103, USA. sahar.shekoohi@lsuhs.edu.
Alan D KayeDepartment of Anesthesiology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center at Shreveport, Shreveport, LA, 71103, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purpose of reviewA transverse abdominal plane (TAP) block is a type of peripheral nerve block where local anesthetic agents are injected into the nerve fibers of the anterior abdominal wall to provide pain relief during gastric surgery. An appendectomy is one of the most common surgical procedures performed in the US, indicated for the treatment of acute appendicitis, and involves the surgical removal of the appendix. RECENT

findingsThe TAP block is one of many pain management options available to patient care teams during laparoscopic appendectomy procedures, so its efficacy must be weighed against alternative pain management options. While there is strong evidence that the TAP block is either equivalent to or superior to, alternative methods of pain management for the broad discussion of abdominal surgeries, we could not identify a clear answer on whether the TAP block is the most efficacious option for the specific purpose of laparoscopic appendectomy post-operative pain management. The decision to use the TAP block will be influenced by specific patient circumstances and the individual clinical expertise of the patient provider.

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AppendectomyLaparoscopyNerve BlockPain ManagementPostoperative PainAnesthetics, LocalHumansTreatment OutcomeAnesthetics, LocalAppendectomyLocal anestheticPain managementTransversus abdominal plane

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PMID41307592

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