Bilateral transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block with 24 hours ropivacaine infusion via TAP catheters: A randomized trial in healthy volunteers

BMC Anesthesiology

Volumn 13, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Petersen, Pernille L ^a   Hilsted, Karen L ^a   Dahl, Jørgen B ^a   Mathiesen, Ole ^a  

^a International Center for Research and Research Training in Endocrine Disruption of Male Reproduction and Child Health   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Transversus abdominis plane block; Transversus abdominis plane catheters

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO; ROPIVACAINE;

ABDOMINAL WALL; ADULT; ANESTHETIC CATHETER; ARTICLE; COLD SENSATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATOME; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; HEAT SENSATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFUSION PUMP; MALE; NEEDLE; NOCICEPTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PAIN THRESHOLD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TRANSVERSUS ABDOMINIS PLANE BLOCK; ULTRASOUND SCANNER; VOLUNTEER;

EID: 84885062379     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712253     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2253-13-30     Document Type: Article

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