Transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block versus thoracic epidural analgesia (TEA) in laparoscopic colon surgery in the ERAS program.

Basilio PirreraVincenzo AlagnaAndrea LucchiPierluigi BertiCarlo GabbianelliGiacomo MartorelliLorella MozzoniFederico RuggeriAlessandro IngardiaGiuseppe NardiGianluca Garulli

Published in: Surgical endoscopy (2017)

TAP block combined with an opioid-sparing analgesia in the setting of the laparoscopic colorectal surgery and ERAS program is feasible and effective in postoperative pain control.

Keyphrases

postoperative pain
robot assisted
minimally invasive
quality improvement
spinal cord
ultrasound guided
pain management
coronary artery bypass
coronary artery disease
percutaneous coronary intervention