The efficacy of continuous subcostal transversus abdominis plane block for analgesia after living liver donation: a retrospective study

Journal of Anesthesia

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 39-46

  Maeda, Akihiko ^a,b   Shibata, Sho Carl ^b   Wada, Hiroshi ^b   Marubashi, Shigeru ^b   Kamibayashi, Takahiko ^b   Eguchi, Hidetoshi ^b   Fujino, Yuji ^b  

^a OSAKA NATIONAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b OSAKA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Liver transplantation; Living donor; Local anesthetics; Nerve blocks; Postoperative pain

Indexed keywords

FENTANYL; FLURBIPROFEN; LEVOBUPIVACAINE; LOXOPROFEN; METOCLOPRAMIDE; PARACETAMOL; PROPOFOL; REMIFENTANIL; ROCURONIUM; SEVOFLURANE; BUPIVACAINE; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIVER LOBECTOMY; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; LIVING DONOR; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TRANSVERSUS ABDOMINIS PLANE BLOCK; ANALGESIA; ANALOGS AND DERIVATIVES; MIDDLE AGED; NAUSEA; NERVE BLOCK; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PROCEDURES; VOMITING;

ADULT; ANALGESIA; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; BUPIVACAINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; LIVING DONORS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NAUSEA; NERVE BLOCK; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VOMITING;

EID: 84957426855     PISSN: 09138668     EISSN: 14388359     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00540-015-2085-x     Document Type: Article

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