Lap TAP Block for Laparoscopic TEP Inguinal Hernia Repair: a Prospective, Double-blinded, Randomized, Clinical Trial

Summary

A newly developed technique of TAP block solely performed by surgeons will be used for postoperative pain relief following laparoscopic total extra peritoneal (TEP) Inguinal hernia repair. Our alternative hypothesis is that laparoscopic-assisted TAP block is better than the periportal wound infiltration in controlling the postoperative pain.

Timeline

Start

2015-11

Primary completion

2016-11

Completion

2016-11

Publications

• Background Elamin G, Waters PS, Hamid H, O'Keeffe HM, Waldron RM, Duggan M, Khan W, Barry MK, Khan IZ. Efficacy of a Laparoscopically Delivered Transversus Abdominis Plane Block Technique during Elective Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: A Prospective, Double-Blind Randomized Trial. J Am Coll Surg. 2015 Aug;221(2):335-44. doi: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2015.03.030. Epub 2015 Mar 27.
• Results Chetwood A, Agrawal S, Hrouda D, Doyle P. Laparoscopic assisted transversus abdominis plane block: a novel insertion technique during laparoscopic nephrectomy. Anaesthesia. 2011 Apr;66(4):317-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.2011.06664.x. No abstract available.
• Results Kim MG, Kim SI, Ok SY, Kim SH, Lee SJ, Park SY, Yoo JH, Cho A, Hur KY, Kim MJ. Is transverse abdominis plane block effective following local anesthetic infiltration in laparoscopic totally extraperitoneal hernia repair? Korean J Anesthesiol. 2014 Dec;67(6):398-403. doi: 10.4097/kjae.2014.67.6.398. Epub 2014 Dec 29.

Drugs

Indications

No indication recorded.