European journal of anaesthesiology
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Eur J Anaesthesiol
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Randomized Controlled Trial
The effect of transversus abdominis plane block or local anaesthetic infiltration in inguinal hernia repair: a randomised clinical trial.
The analgesic effect of transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block after inguinal hernia repair is unclear. ⋯ Ultrasound-guided TAP block did not reduce postoperative pain after inguinal hernia repair.
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Complex epidural simulators are now available, but these are expensive and not widely available. Simple simulators using fruit have been described before. ⋯ The banana is a cheap and easily available training tool to introduce novice anaesthetists to the feel of loss of resistance, which is best experienced before the first insertion of an epidural in a patient.