Perioperative transversus abdominis plane (TAP) blocks for analgesia after abdominal surgery

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volumn , Issue 2, 2009, Pages

  Charlton, Shona ^a   Cyna, Allan M ^a   Middleton, Philippa ^b  

^a WOMEN S AND CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT; OPIATE; PLACEBO;

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ANESTHESIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG SAFETY; HUMAN; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; META ANALYSIS; OPERATION DURATION; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PERIOPERATIVE TRANSVERSUS ABDOMINIS PLANE BLOCK; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

EID: 70349131227     PISSN: 1469493X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD007705     Document Type: Review

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