The transversus abdominis plane block, when used as part of a multimodal regimen inclusive of intrathecal morphine, does not improve analgesia after cesarean delivery

Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 586-589

  Costello, Joseph F ^a   Moore, Albert R ^a   Wieczorek, Paul M ^a   Macarthur, Alison J ^a   Balki, Mrinalini ^a   Carvalho, Jose C A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; DICLOFENAC; FENTANYL; MORPHINE; OPIATE; PARACETAMOL; PLACEBO; ROPIVACAINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THERAPY EFFECT; TRANSVERSUS ABDOMINIS PLANE BLOCK; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASOUND; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ABDOMINAL WALL; ADULT; AMIDES; ANALGESIA, OBSTETRICAL; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANESTHESIA, SPINAL; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; CESAREAN SECTION; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MORPHINE; NERVE BLOCK; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREGNANCY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 74549167224     PISSN: 10987339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AAP.0b013e3181b4c922     Document Type: Article

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