Laparoscopic vs. ultrasound-guided transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block in colorectal surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized trials.
Surg Endosc
; 38(3): 1119-1130, 2024 Mar.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
The transversus abdominis plane block (TAPB) is effective for postoperative pain management in patients undergoing colorectal surgery. However, evidence regarding the optimal delivery method, either laparoscopic (L-TAPB) or ultrasound-guided (U-TAPB) is lacking. Our study aimed to compare the effectiveness of these delivery methods.METHODS:
We carried out a literature search of PubMed, Cochrane Library, Web of Science, and Google Scholar databases to include randomized studies comparing patients receiving either L-TAPB or U-TAPB during minimally invasive colorectal surgery. The primary endpoint was opioid consumption in the first 24 h after surgery. Risk of bias was assessed with the RoB-2 tool. Effect size was estimated for each study with 95% confidence interval and overall effect measure was estimated with a random effect model.RESULTS:
The literature search revealed 294 articles, of which four randomized trials were eligible. A total of 359 patients were included, 176 received a L-TAPB and 183 received a U-TAPB. We established the non-inferiority of L-TAPB, as the absolute difference of - 2.6 morphine-mg (95%CI - 8.3 to 3.0) was below the pooled non-inferiority threshold of 8.1 morphine-mg (low certainty level). No difference in opioid consumption was noted at 2, 6, 12, and 48 h (low to very low certainty level). Postoperative pain, nausea and vomiting were similar between groups at different timepoints (low to very low certainty level). No TAPB-related complications were recorded. Finally, the length of hospital stay was similar between groups.CONCLUSION:
For postoperative multimodal analgesia both L-TAPB and U-TAPB may result in little to no difference in outcome in patients undergoing colorectal surgery. Registration Prospero CRD42023421141.Palabras clave
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Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Dolor Postoperatorio
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Laparoscopía
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Músculos Abdominales
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Ultrasonografía Intervencional
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Bloqueo Nervioso
Tipo de estudio:
Clinical_trials
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Systematic_reviews
Límite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Surg Endosc
Asunto de la revista:
DIAGNOSTICO POR IMAGEM
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GASTROENTEROLOGIA
Año:
2024
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Suiza