Open AccessSystemic lidocaine versus ultrasound-guided transversus abdominis plane block for postoperative analgesia: A comparative randomised study in bariatric surgical patients
Author(s) -
Chandan Gupta,
Umesh Kumar Valecha,
Shri Prakash Singh,
Manu Varshney
Publication year - 2020
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/ija.ija_430_19
Subject(s) - medicine , anesthesia , ropivacaine , sedation , fentanyl , lidocaine , postoperative nausea and vomiting , surgery , patient satisfaction , body mass index , opioid , analgesic , nausea , bolus (digestion) , receptor
The multimodal analgesia strategies to minimise opioid-related side effects are highly desirable in bariatric surgical procedures. We evaluated the efficacy of ultrasound-guided transversus abdominis plane (USG-TAP) block and intravenous lidocaine for postoperative analgesia in obese patients undergoing laparoscopic bariatric surgery.