Comparison Between The Effectiveness of Lateral and Posterior Transversus Abdominis Plane Block by Using Bupivacaine After Total Abdominal Hysterectomy.

[Continuous bilateral transversus abdominis plane block after abdominal surgery].

Foi com grande interesse que li o artigo de Lima et al.1 sobre o uso de infusão contínua de anestésico local via cateteres colocados bilateralmente no plano transverso abdominal (PTA) para analgesia no período pós-operatório de laparotomia exploratória. Parabenizo os autores pela apresentação do caso, porém, gostaria de acrescentar alguns comentários. O bloqueio do PTA tornou-se um importante m...

The Transversus Abdominis Plane (TAP) block: Abdominal plane regional anaesthesia

HISTORY OF THE TAP BLOCK Abdominal field blocks and costo-iliac block have been used in anaesthesia for surgery involving the anterior abdominal wall for several decades. A technique involving multiple injections of local anaesthetic in the abdominal wall was used in the 1980s.1 This technique was improved with a blind landmark technique, via the ‘lumbar triangle of Petit’.2 The clinical effica...

Comparison of Transversus Abdominis Plane Block and IV Patient-Controlled Analgesia after Lower Abdominal Surgery.

OBJECTIVE We aimed to compare the first 24-hour postoperative analgesic efficiency of ultrasound (USG)-assisted transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block to IV morphine patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) in patients undergoing lower abdominal surgery. METHODS Fifty ASA I-III patients were included into this randomised, prospective clinical study. At end of surgery, Group 1 received 1 mg kg(-1) ...

The effects of transversus abdominis plane block on analgesic and anesthetic consumption during total abdominal hysterectomy: a randomized controlled study

Posterior Transversus Abdominis Plane (TAP) Catheters in Lower Abdominal Surgery

Objective: Single shot transversus abdominis plane (TAP) blocks have gained popularity as an analgesic tool after abdominal surgery. We present two cases where catheters were placed in the posterior transversus abdominis plane for providing continuous analgesia after lower abdominal surgery. Patient one was admitted for laparoscopy assisted left hemicolectomy and bilateral posterior catheters u...