The "Flank Bulge" Sign of a Successful Transversus Abdominis Plane Block

Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 387-

  Grady, Martin V ^a   Cummings III, Kenneth C ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT;

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ABDOMINAL WALL MUSCULATURE; AGED; ANESTHESIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; CASE REPORT; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; TRANSVERSUS ABDOMINIS PLANE BLOCK; ULTRASOUND;

ABDOMEN; HUMANS; NERVE BLOCK; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE;

EID: 48149088310     PISSN: 10987339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rapm.2007.10.012     Document Type: Letter

References (2)

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2. O'Donnell B.D., McDonnell J.G., and McShane A.J. The transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block in open retropubic prostatectomy. Reg Anesth Pain Med 31 (2006) 91