Evolution of transversus abdominis plane infiltration techniques for postsurgical analgesia following abdominal surgeries

Local and Regional Anesthesia

Volumn 8, Issue , 2015, Pages 113-117

  Gadsden, Jeffrey ^a   Ayad, Sabry ^b   Gonzales, Jeffrey J ^c   Mehta, Jaideep ^d   Boublik, Jan ^e   Hutchins, Jacob ^f,g  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^e NYU HOSPITAL FOR JOINT DISEASES   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Liposome bupivacaine; Pain; TAP

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ARTICLE; EVOKED SOMATOSENSORY RESPONSE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NERVE BLOCK; NERVE STIMULATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERIPHERAL NERVE BLOCK; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; TRANSVERSUS ABDOMINIS PLANE BLOCK;

EID: 84949761609     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11787112     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/LRA.S96253     Document Type: Article

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