Is transverse abdominis plane block effective following local anesthetic infiltration in laparoscopic totally extraperitoneal hernia repair?

BackgroundTransverse abdominis plane (TAP) block can be recommended as a multimodal method to reduce postoperative pain in laparoscopic abdominal surgery. However, it is unclear whether TAP block following local anesthetic infiltration is effective. We planned this study to evaluate the effectivenes...

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Main Authors: Mun Gyu Kim, Soon Im Kim, Si Young Ok, Sang Ho Kim, Se-Jin Lee, Sun Young Park, Jae-Hwa Yoo, Ana Cho, Kyung Yul Hur, Myung Jin Kim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korean Society of Anesthesiologists 2014-12-01
Series:Korean Journal of Anesthesiology
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Online Access:http://ekja.org/upload/pdf/kjae-67-398.pdf