Open AccessUltrasound-guided combined fascial plane blocks as an intervention for pain management after laparoscopic cholecystectomy: A randomized control study
Author(s) -
Seshadri Ramkiran,
Mathews Jacob,
Manish S Honwad,
D. Vivekanand,
Mathangi Krishnakumar,
Seema Patrikar
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
al-banǧ. maqālāt wa abḥāṯ fī al-taẖdīr wa-al-in’āš
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0259-1162
DOI - 10.4103/aer.aer_157_17
Subject(s) - medicine , randomized controlled trial , surgery , cholecystectomy , patient satisfaction , rectus sheath , laparoscopic cholecystectomy , anesthesia , abdominal wall
Pain associated with laparoscopic cholecystectomy is most severe during the first 24 h and the port sites are the most painful. Recent multimodal approaches target incisional pain instead of visceral pain which has led to the emergence of abdominal fascial plane blocks. This study embraces a novel combination of two independently effective fascial plane blocks, namely rectus sheath block and subcostal transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block to alleviate postoperative pain.