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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Main Authors: Mohamed Ibrahim, Hossam El Shamaa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2014-07-01
Series:Egyptian Journal of Anaesthesia
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S111018491400004X