Effect of preoperative versus postoperative use of transversus abdominis plane block with plain 0.25 % bupivacaine on postoperative opioid use: a retrospective study

Abstract Background Enhanced recovery protocols optimize pain control via multimodal approaches that include transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of preoperative vs. postoperative plain 0.25 % bupivacaine TAP block on postoperative opioid use afte...

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Main Authors: Richard Kalu, Peter Boateng, Lauren Carrier, Jaime Garzon, Amy Tang, Craig Reickert, Amalia Stefanou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-04-01
Series:BMC Anesthesiology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12871-021-01333-6