Unilateral transversus abdominis plane block and port-site infiltration : Comparison of postoperative analgesic efficacy in laparoscopic cholecystectomy.

CONCLUSION: Unilateral subcostal TAP block was superior to local anesthetic infiltration at port sites after LC, in terms of low opioid consumption. Unilateral subcostal TAP block is recommended as part of a multimodal analgesic protocol. PMID: 32166395 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: Der Anaesthesist - March 11, 2020 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Arık E, Akkaya T, Ozciftci S, Alptekin A, Balas Ş Tags: Anaesthesist Source Type: research