Efficacy of ultrasound-guided transversus abdominis plane block after laparoscopic bariatric surgery: A double blind, randomized, controlled study

Obesity Surgery

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 548-553

  Sinha, Aparna ^a   Jayaraman, Lakshmi ^a   Punhani, Dinesh ^a  

^a MAX SUPER SPECIALITY HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Bariatric; Morbid obesity; Pain relief; TAP block

Indexed keywords

TRAMADOL;

ADULT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; BARIATRIC SURGERY; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL PARAMETERS; MOBILIZATION; MORBID OBESITY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEDATION; TRANSVERSUS ABDOMINIS PLANE BLOCK; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; ULTRASOUND GUIDED TRANSVERSUS ABDOMINIS PLANE BLOCK; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ABDOMINAL MUSCLES; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIA; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; BARIATRIC SURGERY; CONSCIOUS SEDATION; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; GASTROPLASTY; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE BLOCK; OBESITY, MORBID; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL;

EID: 84876468023     PISSN: 09608923     EISSN: 17080428     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11695-012-0819-5     Document Type: Article

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