Open AccessEfficacy of laparoscopic-guided transversus abdominis plane block for patients undergoing robotic-assisted gynaecologic surgery: A randomised control trial
Author(s) -
Anupama Rajanbabu,
Nitu Puthenveettil,
Akhila Appukuttan,
Anjitha Asok
Publication year - 2019
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_471_19
Subject(s) - medicine , ropivacaine , analgesic , surgery , anesthesia , randomized controlled trial , adverse effect , exact test , patient satisfaction , laparoscopic surgery , robotic surgery , laparoscopy
Transverse abdominis plane (TAP) block has been used regularly as part of multimodal analgesia for caesarean sections and other lower abdominal surgeries. Adequate postoperative analgesia provided with regional blocks allows faster postoperative recovery and better patient satisfaction. In our study, we are comparing the analgesic efficacy of laparoscopic-guided TAP block with port infiltration using a local anaesthetic in patients undergoing gynaecologic robotic surgeries.