Effect of transversus abdominis plane block in combination with general anesthesia on perioperative opioid consumption, hemodynamics, and recovery in living liver donors: The prospective, double-blinded, randomized study.

Mehmet Ali ErdoganUlku OzgulMuharrem UçarMehmet R YalinYusuf Z ColakCemil ÇolakHuseyin I Toprak

Published in: Clinical transplantation (2017)

Combining subcostal TAP blocks with general anesthesia significantly reduced perioperative and postoperative opioid consumption, provided shorter anesthesia recovery time, and length of hospital stay in living liver donors.

Keyphrases

patients undergoing
chronic pain
pain management
cardiac surgery
ultrasound guided
healthcare
kidney transplantation
acute kidney injury
emergency department
acute care
adverse drug
postoperative pain