Transversus abdominis plane block in the management of acute postoperative pain syndrome after Caesarean section: A randomized controlled clinical trial

Pain Physician

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 2016, Pages 583-591

  Fusco, Pierfrancesco ^a   Cofini, Vincenza ^b   Petrucci, Emiliano ^a   Scimia, Paolo ^b   Pozone, Tullio ^a   Paladini, Giuseppe ^b   Carta, Gaspare ^b   Necozione, Stefano ^b   Borghi, Battista ^c   Marinangeli, Franco ^b  

^a San Salvatore Academic Hospital of L Aquila   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

^c RIZZOLI ORTHOPAEDIC INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bowel function; Caesarian section; Incident pain; Local anesthetics; Multimodal analgesic treatment; Postoperative recovery; Rest pain; Ultrasound guided TAP block

Indexed keywords

CODEINE; KETOROLAC; LEVOBUPIVACAINE; PARACETAMOL; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TRAMADOL; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTERIAL OXYGEN SATURATION; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CESAREAN SECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT; EXPIRED AIR; HEART RATE; HEMODYNAMIC PARAMETERS; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INTESTINE FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; RACE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TRANSVERSUS ABDOMINIS PLANE BLOCK; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; ABDOMINAL WALL MUSCULATURE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; INTERVENTIONAL ULTRASONOGRAPHY; NERVE BLOCK; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PREGNANCY;

ABDOMINAL MUSCLES; ADULT; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; CESAREAN SECTION; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; NERVE BLOCK; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PREGNANCY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL;

EID: 85000909965     PISSN: 15333159     EISSN: 21501149     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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