Traditionally, pain relief for abdominal surgery has centred on epidural analgesia, but
transversus abdominis plane block is increasingly being used. Our aim was to compare the …

Background/importance Anesthesiologists frequently use truncal catheters for postoperative
pain control but with limited characterization of dosing and toxicity. Objective We reviewed …

Methods: A prospective double-blind randomised controlled study was done after approval
from the ethical committee and informed patient consent. After randomisation, 37 patients in …

Thoracic epidural analgesia (TEA) and transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block are used
for pain control after abdominal surgery. Although there have been several meta-analyses …

Aim Ultrasound‐guided transversus abdominis plane and rectus sheath block (TAPRSB)
decreases pain scores and narcotic use postoperatively after colorectal surgery (CRS). It is …

Background Transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block and epidural analgesia are two
frequently used regional anaesthesia techniques that attenuate postoperative pain after …

Se realizará un estudio de cohorte prospectiva cuyo objetivo es evaluar la efectividad
analgésica postoperatoria del bloqueo del plano transverso abdominal y la analgesia …

Purpose: The purpose of this quality improvement project is to increase the anesthesia
providers' knowledge and willingness to perform transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block …

Background: Prostate cancer is a common cancer found in men worldwide. Brachytherapy is
an established modality used for the treatment of these patients. Although anesthetic …

Methods The current systematic review with meta-analysis to compare TAP block with TEA
was conducted according to the recommendations of the Cochrane Handbook for …