Open AccessTransversus abdominis plane infiltration for laparoscopic gastric banding: A pilot study
Author(s) -
Gildàsio S. De Oliveira,
Paul C. Fitzgerald,
Shireen Ahmad,
John Kim,
Rohit Rahangdale,
Robert J. McCarthy
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
world journal of gastrointestinal surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1948-9366
DOI - 10.4240/wjgs.v6.i2.27
Subject(s) - medicine , interquartile range , randomized controlled trial , opioid , surgery , infiltration (hvac) , laparoscopic surgery , morphine , anesthesia , placebo , laparoscopy , physics , receptor , alternative medicine , pathology , thermodynamics
To estimate an effect size for the transversus abdominis plane (TAP) infiltration on quality of recovery in patients undergoing laparoscopic gastric band surgery.