Addition of transversus abdominis plane block to patient controlled analgesia for laparoscopic high anterior resection improves analgesia, reduces opioid requirement and expedites recovery of bowel function

Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

Volumn 96, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 579-585

  Ris, F ^a   Findlay, J M ^a   Hompes, R ^a   Rashid, A ^a   Warwick, J ^a   Cunningham, C ^a   Jones, O ^a   Crabtree, N ^a   Lindsey, Ian ^a  

^a OXFORD UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Analgesia; Colorectal surgery; Laparoscopy; Nerve blockade; Pain

Indexed keywords

NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT;

ABDOMINAL WALL MUSCULATURE; AGED; DIGESTIVE FUNCTION; FLATULENCE; HUMAN; INNERVATION; LAPAROSCOPY; LENGTH OF STAY; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE BLOCK; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; PHYSIOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROCEDURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ABDOMINAL MUSCLES; AGED; ANALGESIA, PATIENT-CONTROLLED; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM PROCESSES; FLATULENCE; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; LENGTH OF STAY; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE BLOCK; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84913590156     PISSN: 00358843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1308/003588414X13946184900921     Document Type: Article

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