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Home / Publications / Pain Research Forum / Papers of the Week / Laparoscopic-Guided Transversus Abdominis Plane Block for Postoperative Pain Management in Minimally Invasive Surgery: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

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2020 Jun 02


J Am Coll Surg


http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32502615?dopt=Abstract

Laparoscopic-Guided Transversus Abdominis Plane Block for Postoperative Pain Management in Minimally Invasive Surgery: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

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Laparoscopic-Guided Transversus Abdominis Plane Block for Postoperative Pain Management in Minimally Invasive Surgery: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Hamid HKS, Emile SH, Saber AA, Ruiz-Tovar J, Minas V, Cataldo TE
J Am Coll Surg. 2020 Jun 02.
PMID: 32502615.

Abstract

Optimal postoperative pain therapy for patients undergoing minimally invasive surgery remains controversial. The aim of this meta-analysis was to compare the efficacy and safety of the novel laparoscopic-guided transversus abdominis plane block (L-TAP) to other analgesic alternatives in adults undergoing minimally invasive surgery.
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