Does ultrasound-guided transversus abdominis plane block reduce donor site pain after harvesting anterior iliac crest bone grafts.

The most common side-effect of anterior iliac crest (AIC) bone grafting is postoperative pain. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of ultrasound-guided transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block for reducing donor site pain after harvesting AIC bone graft.
Source: Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery - Category: ENT & OMF Authors: Source Type: research