Transversus abdominis plane block to ameliorate postoperative pain outcomes after laparoscopic surgery: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Anesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 118, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 454-463

  De Oliveira, Gildasio S ^a   Castro Alves, Lucas Jorge ^a   Nader, Autoun ^a   Kendall, Mark C ^a   McCarthy, Robert J ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; FENTANYL; HYDROCODONE; HYDROMORPHONE; IBUPROFEN; KETOBEMIDONE; KETOROLAC; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; MORPHINE; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; OXYCODONE; PARACETAMOL; PLACEBO; ROPIVACAINE; TRAMADOL;

ARTICLE; DRUG SAFETY; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; META ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; PATIENT MOBILITY; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REST; TOXICITY; TRANSVERSUS ABDOMINIS PLANE BLOCK;

ABDOMINAL MUSCLES; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANESTHESIA; ANESTHETICS; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; NERVE BLOCK; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84893212647     PISSN: 00032999     EISSN: 15267598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1213/ANE.0000000000000066     Document Type: Article

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