Opioid Consumption after Transversus Abdominis Plane Block in 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...

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

Transversus abdominis plane block anesthesia in abdominoplasties.

BACKGROUND The transversus abdominis plane block is a promising approach to the provision of postoperative analgesia following abdominal incision. This effective method blocks the sensory nerve supply to the anterior abdominal wall. The authors evaluated its analgesic efficacy over the first 12 postoperative hours after abdominoplasty with liposculpture in a randomized, controlled, double-blind...

Transversus Abdominis Plane Catheter Bolus Analgesia after Major Abdominal Surgery

Purpose. Transversus abdominis plane (TAP) blocks have been shown to reduce pain and opioid requirements after abdominal surgery. The aim of the present case series was to demonstrate the use of TAP catheter injections of bupivacaine after major abdominal surgery. Methods. Fifteen patients scheduled for open colonic resection surgery were included. After induction of anesthesia, bilateral TAP c...