Duration of analgesic effectiveness after the posterior and lateral transversus abdominis plane block techniques for transverse lower abdominal incisions: A meta-analysis

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 111, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 721-735

  Abdallah, F W ^a,b   Laffey, J G ^a,b   Halpern, S H ^a,c   Brull, R ^a,d,e  

^a ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^d WOMEN S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^e TORONTO WESTERN HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

acute pain novel techniques; anaesthetic blocks regional; analgesia postoperative; regional blockade; surgery abdominal

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; DICLOFENAC; FENTANYL; IBUPROFEN; KETOROLAC; LEVOBUPIVACAINE; MORPHINE; PARACETAMOL; PETHIDINE; PLACEBO; REMIFENTANIL; ROPIVACAINE; TRAMADOL;

ABDOMINAL HYSTERECTOMY; ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ABDOMINAL WALL; ABDOMINAL WALL MUSCULATURE; ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COCHRANE LIBRARY; DRUG EFFICACY; EMBASE; HUMAN; MEDLINE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SEDATION; SIDE EFFECT; SKIN INCISION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TRANSVERSUS ABDOMINIS PLANE BLOCK; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 84885940313     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: 14716771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aet214     Document Type: Review

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