A comparative study of the transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block efficacy on post-bariatric vs aesthetic abdominoplasty with flank liposuction

Obesity Surgery

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 278-282

  Gravante, Gianpiero ^a   Castrì, Francesca ^b   Araco, Francesco ^c   Araco, Antonino ^d  

^a FRENCHAY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Villa Santa Maria di Leuca   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^d Istituto Ninetta Rosano Clinica Tricarico   (Italy)

Author keywords

Abdominoplasty; Bariatric surgery; Body contouring; Locoregional analgesia; Obesity surgery; Pain; Transversus abdominis plane

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; COCODAMOL; FENTANYL CITRATE; MORPHINE; NITROUS OXIDE PLUS OXYGEN; PROPOFOL; SEVOFLURANE; VECURONIUM;

ABDOMINOPLASTY; ADULT; ARTICLE; BILIOPANCREATIC BYPASS; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTHETIC SURGERY; FEMALE; GASTRIC BANDING; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LIPOSUCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NERVE BLOCK; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SLEEVE GASTRECTOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRANSVERSUS ABDOMINIS PLANE BLOCK;

ABDOMINAL FAT; HUMANS; LIPECTOMY; NERVE BLOCK; OBESITY, MORBID; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 79955768199     PISSN: 09608923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11695-010-0203-2     Document Type: Article

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