Open AccessComparison of epidural analgesia with transversus abdominis plane analgesia for postoperative pain relief in patients undergoing lower abdominal surgery: A prospective randomized study
Author(s) -
SadasivanShankar Iyer,
Harshit Bavishi,
C. V. R. Mohan,
Navdeep Kaur
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
anesthesia essays and researches
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0259-1162
DOI - 10.4103/0259-1162.206856
Subject(s) - medicine , anesthesia , transversus abdominis , abdominal surgery , postoperative pain , surgery
Anesthesiologists play an important role in postoperative pain management. For analgesia after lower abdominal surgery, epidural analgesia and ultrasound-guided transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block are suitable options. The study aims to compare the analgesic efficacy of both techniques.
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