Transversus Abdominis Plane Block for Postoperative Analgesia in Living Donor Hepatectomy

Phase 4 Completed 50 enrolled Inonu University

RandomizedParallel-groupDouble-blindTreatment

Summary

Living donor organ transplantation has increased in recent years due to an increased need for organs. The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of a TAP block on postoperative analgesia and opioid consumption in liver transplantation donors in whom a right lateral extending upper mid-line abdominal incision was used.

Timeline

Start: 2015-05
Primary completion: 2015-10
Completion: 2015-10

Publications

Results Abdallah FW, Chan VW, Brull R. Transversus abdominis plane block: a systematic review. Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2012 Mar-Apr;37(2):193-209. doi: 10.1097/AAP.0b013e3182429531.

Drugs

Evaluation	Drug	Modality	Dose	Route
Comparator	Bupivacaine	Other / unclassified	1.5 mg/kg	Other
Comparator	Morphine	Other / unclassified	—	—

Indications

No indication recorded.