The transversus abdominis plane block: A valuable option for postoperative analgesia? A topical review

Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 529-535

  Petersen, P L ^a   Mathiesen, O ^b   Torup, H ^a   Dahl, J B ^a  

^a Mental Health Services CPH   (Denmark)

^b Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIEMETIC AGENT; BUPIVACAINE; DICLOFENAC; FENTANYL; IBUPROFEN; LEVOBUPIVACAINE; MORPHINE; PARACETAMOL; ROPIVACAINE;

ABDOMINAL HYSTERECTOMY; APPENDECTOMY; CESAREAN SECTION; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DOSE RESPONSE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; HUMAN; INTESTINE SURGERY; LARGE INTESTINE; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; NERVE BLOCK; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; SEDATION; SIDE EFFECT; TRANSVERSUS ABDOMINIS PLANE BLOCK;

ABDOMINAL MUSCLES; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; HUMANS; MORPHINE; NERVE BLOCK; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 77950489751     PISSN: 00015172     EISSN: 13996576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-6576.2010.02215.x     Document Type: Review

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