A comparison of analgesic efficacy between oblique subcostal transversus abdominis plane block and intravenous morphine for laparascopic cholecystectomy. A prospective randomized controlled trial

BackgroundThe ultrasound-guided oblique subcostal transversus abdominis plane (OSTAP) block provides a wider area of sensory block to the anterior abdominal wall than the classical posterior approach. We compared the intra-operative analgesic efficacy of OSTAP block with conventional intravenous (IV...

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Main Authors: Chee Kean Chen, Peter Chee Seong Tan, Vui Eng Phui, Shu Ching Teo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korean Society of Anesthesiologists 2013-06-01
Series:Korean Journal of Anesthesiology
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Online Access:http://ekja.org/upload/pdf/kjae-64-511.pdf