Laparoscopic versus ultrasound-guided visualization of transversus abdominis plane blocks.
J Pediatr Surg
; 56(6): 1190-1195, 2021 Jun.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-33771368
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Ultrasound-guided (US) transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block is commonly utilized as part of a multi-modal approach for postoperative pain management. This study seeks to determine whether laparoscopic-guided TAP blocks are as effective as US-guided TAP blocks among pediatric patients.METHOD:
In this prospective, randomized controlled trial, pediatric patients undergoing laparoscopic procedures were randomly assigned to one of two treatment arms US-guided TAP block (US-arm) or laparoscopic-guided TAP block (LAP-arm). Primary outcome was PACU pain scores. Secondary outcomes included PACU opioid consumption, block completion time and block accuracy.RESULTS:
Twenty-five patients were enrolled in each arm. In the LAP-arm, 59% of blocks were in the transversus abdominis plane compared to 74% of TAP blocks in the US-arm (p = 0.18). Blocks were completed faster in the LAP-arm (2.1 ± 1.9 vs. 7.9 ± 3.4 min, p<0.001). The average highest PACU pain score was 3.4 ± 3.1 for the LAP-arm and 4.3 ± 3.8 for the US-arm (p = 0.37). Overall PACU pain scores and opioid consumption were similar between the groups (1.2 ± 1.3 vs. 1.6 ± 1.6, p = 0.24; 2.2 ± 5.8 vs. 0.9 ± 1.4MME, p = 0.26).CONCLUSION:
Laparoscopic TAP blocks have equivalent efficacy in post-operative pain scores, narcotic use, and tissue plane accuracy as compared to US-guided TAP blocks. They are also completed faster and may result in less operating room and general anesthetic time for the pediatric patient.Key words
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Laparoscopy
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Nerve Block
Type of study:
Clinical_trials
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Observational_studies
Limits:
Child
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Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
J Pediatr Surg
Year:
2021
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
United States