Robot-assisted vs ultrasonography-guided transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block vs local anaesthesia in urology: results of the UROTAP randomized trial.

Daniel C Rosen Jared S WinokerGreg MullenErin MoshierAlan SimPrachee PathakVinayak WagaskarJohn P SfakianosAvinash ReddyMichael PaleseKetan K BadaniPeter WiklundAshutosh TewariReza Mehrazin

Published in: BJU international (2022)

This study showed that UTAP and RTAP do not provide superior pain control to LA. The efficiency, effectiveness, and ease of administration of LA make it an excellent option for first-line therapy for postoperative analgesia.

Keyphrases

robot assisted
ultrasound guided
pain management
minimally invasive
postoperative pain
chronic pain
randomized controlled trial
magnetic resonance imaging
patients undergoing
systematic review
neuropathic pain
spinal cord