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Surg Laparosc Endosc Percutan Tech · Apr 2011
Randomized Controlled TrialA simple technique of regional anesthesia to reduce opioid requirements postoperatively in laparoscopic incisional hernia repairs.
- Muneer Ahmed, Mustansir Alibhai, Jay Pattar, and Robert G M Duffield.
- Department of Vascular and General Surgery, Princess Royal Hospital, Telford, UK. muneer_ahmed@hotmail.co.uk
- Surg Laparosc Endosc Percutan Tech. 2011 Apr 1;21(2):e70-1.
AbstractLaparoscopic incisional hernia repair can be associated with initial postoperative pain requiring opioids in the form of patient controlled analgesia (PCA). Our study demonstrates the use of an innovative form of intra-operative regional anaesthesia in the form of an abdominal extraperitoneal block (AEP) which reduced mean opioid consumption in our patients by 62% without any intra-operative complications.
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