Efficacy of ultrasound-guided oblique subcostal transversus abdominis plane block after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy: A double blind, randomized, placebo controlled study
Introduction: Pain control in the morbidly obese can be especially challenging because of increased sensitivity to opioid-induced respiratory depression. The subcostal transversus abdominis plane block is associated with a large area of spread (T7-L1). The aim of the study was to test the hypothesis...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis Group
2014-07-01
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Series: | Egyptian Journal of Anaesthesia |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S111018491400004X |