Analgesic efficacy of transverse abdominal plane block after elective cesarean delivery – Bupivacaine with fentanyl versus bupivacaine alone: A randomized, double-blind controlled clinical trial
Author(s) -
RV Ranjan,
Roshan John,
TR Ramachandran,
SagievKoshy George
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
anesthesia essays and researches
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0259-1162
DOI - 10.4103/0259-1162.186864
Subject(s) - medicine , bupivacaine , anesthesia , fentanyl , analgesic , randomized controlled trial , nausea , sedation , local anesthetic , vomiting , visual analogue scale , surgery , saline
The analgesic benefit of transversus abdominis plane (TAP) blocks for cesarean delivery remains controversial. In our study, we compared the analgesic efficacy of TAP block using local anesthetic bupivacaine and adjunct fentanyl with bupivacaine alone in patients undergoing elective cesarean section.
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