Open AccessThe analgesic efficacy of dexamethasone added to ropivacaine in transversus abdominis plane block for transabdominal hysterectomy under subarachnoid block
Author(s) -
Jyoti Deshpande,
Poonam S Ghodki,
Shalini Sardesai
Publication year - 2017
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_22_17
Subject(s) - ropivacaine , medicine , analgesic , anesthesia , nausea , vomiting , postoperative nausea and vomiting , dexamethasone , visual analogue scale , tramadol , surgery
Ultrasound-guided transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block has been proven as a safe and effective analgesic technique for several lower abdominal surgeries. Various adjuvants have been used to intensify the quality and prolong the local anesthetic effect. We evaluated the analgesic efficacy of dexamethasone addition to ropivacaine in TAP block following open abdominal hysterectomy.