Impact of Ultrasound-Guided Transversus Abdominis Plane Block on Postoperative Pain and Early Outcome After Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery: a Randomized Double-Blinded Controlled Trial.
Sameh Hany EmileMohamed Anwar Abdel-RazikKhaled ElbahrawyAyman ElshobakyMostafa ShalabySamy Abbas ElbazWaleed Ahmed GadoHosam Ghazy ElbannaPublished in: Obesity surgery (2020)
Using US-guided TAP block in adjunct with laparoscopic bariatric surgery managed to achieve lower pain scores, lower opioid requirements, lower PONV scores, earlier ambulation, shorter time to pass flatus, and comparable hospital stay and complication rate to the control group.