Revista española de anestesiología y reanimación
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Rev Esp Anestesiol Reanim · May 2017
Randomized Controlled TrialEfficacy of ultrasound-guided transversus abdominis plane block in laparoscopic hysterectomy. Clinical trial.
Transversus abdominis plane block is a regional anaesthesia technique that has proven to be effective for postoperative pain reduction in different abdominal surgical procedures. This study evaluated its efficacy on post laparoscopic hysterectomy pain intensity and analgesic consumption. ⋯ Adding a transversus abdominis plane block technique to opioid PCA does not seem to improve postoperative pain management in laparoscopic hysterectomy. Patient preparation time and costs could be incremented and complications (although rare) related to the technique could appear.