Analgesic effectiveness of transversus abdominis plane blocks after hysterectomy: A meta-analysis

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 166, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-9

  Champaneria, Rita ^a   Shah, Laila ^a   Geoghegan, James ^b   Gupta, Janesh K ^a   Daniels, Jane P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hysterectomy; TAP block; Transversus abdominis plane block

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; DICLOFENAC; FENTANYL; GLYCOPYRRONIUM BROMIDE; KETOROLAC; LEVOBUPIVACAINE; LIDOCAINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; MORPHINE; NITROUS OXIDE; PARACETAMOL; PARECOXIB; PROPOFOL; RAMOSETRON; REMIFENTANIL; ROPIVACAINE; SEVOFLURANE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SUFENTANIL; TRAMADOL; VECURONIUM;

ABDOMINAL HYSTERECTOMY; ANESTHESIST; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG UTILIZATION; ELECTIVE SURGERY; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; INTRAVENOUS ANESTHESIA; META ANALYSIS; NAUSEA; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SEDATION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TRANSVERSUS ABDOMINIS PLANE BLOCK; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 84872119803     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: 18727654     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2012.09.012     Document Type: Review

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