Ultrasound-Guided Ilioinguinal/Iliohypogastric Nerve Block versus Ultrasound Guided Transversus Abdominis Plane Block for Lower Abdominal Surgeries: A comparative Clinical Study

Ultrasound-guided Subcostal Transversus Abdominis Plane Block

International Journal of Ultrasound and Applied Technologies in Perioperative Care, January-April 2010;1(1):9-12 9 Ultrasound-guided Subcostal Transversus Abdominis Plane Block 1Niraj G, 1A Kelkar, 2R Powell 1Specialist Registrar, Department of Anaesthesia, Leicester General Hospital, Gwendolen Road, Leicester, LE5 4PW, UK 2Consultant, Department of Anaesthesia, Leicester General Hospital, Gwen...

Ultrasound-guided transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block.

Analgesic efficacy of ultrasound-guided subcostal transversus abdominis plane block

BACKGROUND To evaluate the analgesic efficacy on defined areas of the abdomen and back after ultrasound-guided subcostal transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block using 0.25% levobupivacaine 0.5 mL/kg. METHODS Twenty patients undergoing elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy, between 20 and 60 years of age with operative time <1 hour, received subcostal TAP block using 0.25% levobupivacaine 0.5 ...

Intraoperative Ultrasound-guided Transversus Abdominis Plane Block in Lower Abdominal Surgery

Background: Ultrasound-guided transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block has been used for analgesia in lower abdominal surgery. In the literature, there are inconsistent reports regarding the efficacy of TAP block in different open abdominal procedures. Therefore, we conducted this prospective randomised doubleblind study to evaluate the pattern of perioperative analgesia and to validate the effi...

Ultrasound-guided continuous transverse abdominis plane block for abdominal surgery

INTRODUCTION Transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block is a new regional analgesic technique for postoperative pain in abdominal surgery. Its efficacy is not clear, and thus it needs to be explored for its regular utilisation on prolonged period. The objective was to study the continuous local anaesthetic infusion effect on postoperative analgesia. Continuous use of TAP block as an analgesic tech...