Open AccessUltrasound-guided transversus abdominis plane block for post-operative analgesia in patients undergoing caesarean section
Author(s) -
Maitreyi Gajanan Mankikar,
Shalini Sardesai,
Poonam S Ghodki
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
indian journal of anaesthesia/indian journal of anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.645
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 0976-2817
pISSN - 0019-5049
DOI - 10.4103/0019-5049.179451
Subject(s) - medicine , ropivacaine , tramadol , anesthesia , caesarean section , analgesic , saline , surgery , pregnancy , biology , genetics
Transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block is a fascial plane block providing post-operative analgesia in patients undergoing surgery with infra-umbilical incisions. We evaluated analgesic efficacy of TAP block with ropivacaine for 24 h after caesarean section through a Pfannenstiel incision.