Comparison of analgesic efficacy of transversus abdominis plane block with direct infiltration of local anesthetic into surgical incision in lower abdominal gynecological surgeries

Journal of Anaesthesiology Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 71-75

  Sivapurapu, Vijayalakshmi ^a   Vasudevan, Arumugam ^a   Gupta, Sumanlata ^a   Badhe, Ashok S ^a  

^a JAWAHARLAL INSTITUTE OF POSTGRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

local infiltration; lower abdominal surgeries; Transversus abdominis plane block

Indexed keywords

ATRACURIUM BESILATE; BUPIVACAINE; FENTANYL; ISOFLURANE; MORPHINE; NITROUS OXIDE; ONDANSETRON; OXYGEN; THIOPENTAL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY; HUMAN; INCISION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEDATION; TRANSVERSUS ABDOMINIS PLANE BLOCK; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 84873457768     PISSN: 09709185     EISSN: 22312730     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0970-9185.105807     Document Type: Article

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