The efficacy of the semi-blind approach of transversus abdominis plane block on postoperative analgesia in patients undergoing inguinal hernia repair: A prospective randomized double-blind study

Local and Regional Anesthesia

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Ebru Salman, A ^a   Yetişir, Fahri ^a   Yürekli, Banu ^b   Aksoy, Mustafa ^a   Yildirim, Murat ^a   Kiliç, Mehmet ^a  

^a ATATURK TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^b Bozyaka Training and Research Hospital   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Inguinal hernia; Pain; Transversus abdominis plane

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; DEXKETOPROFEN; MORPHINE; PARACETAMOL;

ADULT; AGED; ANESTHESIA LEVEL; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HERNIOPLASTY; HUMAN; INGUINAL HERNIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; PREMEDICATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; SUBARACHNOID SPACE; TRANSVERSUS ABDOMINIS PLANE BLOCK;

EID: 84872859247     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11787112     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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