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ArticleTurkish journal of anaesthesiology and reanimation2026

The Role of Interfascial Plane Blocks in the Analgesia Management of High-risk Patients in Intensive Care Unit: M-TAPA and Pecto-intercostal Fascial Block after Simultaneous Liver Transplant Recipient and Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Surgery.

Ayşe Nurmen Akın, Cem Erdoğan, Deniz Kızılaslan, Işılay Ayar Geçginer, Ökkeş Başak, Bahadır Çiftçi

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Article in Turkish journal of anaesthesiology and reanimation, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Ayşe Nurmen Akınİstanbul Medipol University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Anaesthesiology and Reanimation, İstanbul, Türkiye.ORCID 0000-0002-7923-6811
Cem Erdoğanİstanbul Medipol University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Anaesthesiology and Reanimation, İstanbul, Türkiye.ORCID 0000-0001-9537-3536
Deniz Kızılaslanİstanbul Medipol University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Anaesthesiology and Reanimation, İstanbul, Türkiye.ORCID 0009-0009-7128-4075
Işılay Ayar Geçginerİstanbul Medipol University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Anaesthesiology and Reanimation, İstanbul, Türkiye.ORCID 0000-0001-8793-0371
Ökkeş Başakİstanbul Medipol University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Anaesthesiology and Reanimation, İstanbul, Türkiye.ORCID 0009-0002-0382-0963
Bahadır Çiftçiİstanbul Medipol University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Anaesthesiology and Reanimation, İstanbul, Türkiye.ORCID 0000-0002-3245-6614

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Abstract

Liver transplantation is the gold standard treatment for end-stage liver failure, and early extubation in the postoperative period is recommended to improve graft function. Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) is a surgical procedure to restore normal blood flow to an obstructed coronary artery. Patients undergoing cardiac surgery are often heparinized, which increases the risk of hematoma associated with regional anaesthesia, particularly central neuraxial techniques. Effective analgesic management plays a crucial role in achieving early extubation in both surgical procedures. Opioid agents are often preferred for analgesia management. However, the use of opioids in these patients increases the risk of complications; therefore, regional anaesthesia techniques are preferred. In the intensive care unit, we performed a combination of modified thoracoabdominal nerve block and pecto-intercostal fascial plane block as rescue analgesia in a patient who had undergone simultaneous liver transplantation and CABG.

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Analgesia managementhigh-risk patientintensive care unitinterfascial plane blocksliver transplant recipient surgeryM-TAPA blockpecto-intercostal fascial block

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PMID41489394
PMCPMC13529076

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