Comparison of methods of providing analgesia after pancreas transplant: IV opioid analgesia versus transversus abdominis plane block with liposomal bupivacaine or continuous catheter infusion.

Yar Luan Yeap Jonathan A FridellDerrick WuRichard S MangusElizabeth KroepflJohn WolfeJohn A Powelson

Published in: Clinical transplantation (2019)

Compared with IV opioid analgesia, TAP block interventions were associated with lower overall use of opioids and a faster time to intestinal function following pancreas transplant.

Keyphrases

pain management
ultrasound guided
chronic pain
postoperative pain
low dose
physical activity
clinical evaluation