Open AccessAn Image Study on Local Anesthetic Spread in Healthy Volunteers Receiving Subcostal Exterior Semilunaris Transversus Abdominis Plane (SE-TAP) Block
Author(s) -
Qi Chen,
Changyu Liang,
Jing Liang,
Jing Qiu,
Bin Yang
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of pain research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.888
H-Index - 49
ISSN - 1178-7090
DOI - 10.2147/jpr.s316582
Subject(s) - medicine , nerve block , anatomy , local anesthetic , transversus abdominis , ultrasound , abdominal wall , ropivacaine , anesthesia , nuclear medicine , radiology
Despite the popularity of the ultrasound-guided transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block and the diversity of advancing approaches, the extent of injectate spread limits its clinical benefits. This study used three-dimensional computed tomography (3D-CT) imaging and a cold stimulus to evaluate the spread of a local anesthetic injected through the subcostal exterior semilunaris to transversus abdominis plane (SE-TAP) block in healthy volunteers.