Bilateral Transversus Abdominis Plane Block With or Without Magnesium

Summary

Pain control after surgery is important for patient well-being and recovery. We are interested in determining whether we can improve the duration of action of a local anesthetic procedure (transversus abdominis plane block, or TAP block) by adding magnesium sulfate to local anesthetics given to patients after total abdominal hysterectomy with or without salpingo-oophorectomy.

Timeline

Start

2016-01

Primary completion

2020-02

Completion

2020-02

Outcome

Outcome not reported

Stopped (Enrollment): “Pfannenstiel hysterectomies are now rarely performed so cannot recruit eligible patients”

Publications

• Background Gasanova I, Grant E, Way M, Rosero EB, Joshi GP. Ultrasound-guided transversus abdominal plane block with multimodal analgesia for pain management after total abdominal hysterectomy. Arch Gynecol Obstet. 2013 Jul;288(1):105-11. doi: 10.1007/s00404-012-2698-3. Epub 2013 Jan 6.
• Background Siddiqui MR, Sajid MS, Uncles DR, Cheek L, Baig MK. A meta-analysis on the clinical effectiveness of transversus abdominis plane block. J Clin Anesth. 2011 Feb;23(1):7-14. doi: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2010.05.008.
• Background Griffiths JD, Le NV, Grant S, Bjorksten A, Hebbard P, Royse C. Symptomatic local anaesthetic toxicity and plasma ropivacaine concentrations after transversus abdominis plane block for Caesarean section. Br J Anaesth. 2013 Jun;110(6):996-1000. doi: 10.1093/bja/aet015. Epub 2013 Mar 1.
• Background McDonnell JG, O'Donnell B, Curley G, Heffernan A, Power C, Laffey JG. The analgesic efficacy of transversus abdominis plane block after abdominal surgery: a prospective randomized controlled trial. Anesth Analg. 2007 Jan;104(1):193-7. doi: 10.1213/01.ane.0000250223.49963.0f.
• Background Carney J, McDonnell JG, Ochana A, Bhinder R, Laffey JG. The transversus abdominis plane block provides effective postoperative analgesia in patients undergoing total abdominal hysterectomy. Anesth Analg. 2008 Dec;107(6):2056-60. doi: 10.1213/ane.0b013e3181871313.
• Background O'Donnell BD, McDonnell JG, McShane AJ. The transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block in open retropubic prostatectomy. Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2006 Jan-Feb;31(1):91. doi: 10.1016/j.rapm.2005.10.006. No abstract available.
• Background McDonnell JG, Curley G, Carney J, Benton A, Costello J, Maharaj CH, Laffey JG. The analgesic efficacy of transversus abdominis plane block after cesarean delivery: a randomized controlled trial. Anesth Analg. 2008 Jan;106(1):186-91, table of contents. doi: 10.1213/01.ane.0000290294.64090.f3.
• Background El-Dawlatly AA, Turkistani A, Kettner SC, Machata AM, Delvi MB, Thallaj A, Kapral S, Marhofer P. Ultrasound-guided transversus abdominis plane block: description of a new technique and comparison with conventional systemic analgesia during laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Br J Anaesth. 2009 Jun;102(6):763-7. doi: 10.1093/bja/aep067. Epub 2009 Apr 17.
• Background Niraj G, Searle A, Mathews M, Misra V, Baban M, Kiani S, Wong M. Analgesic efficacy of ultrasound-guided transversus abdominis plane block in patients undergoing open appendicectomy. Br J Anaesth. 2009 Oct;103(4):601-5. doi: 10.1093/bja/aep175. Epub 2009 Jun 26.
• Background Bonnet F, Berger J, Aveline C. Transversus abdominis plane block: what is its role in postoperative analgesia? Br J Anaesth. 2009 Oct;103(4):468-70. doi: 10.1093/bja/aep243. No abstract available.
• Background Schlingmann KP, Konrad M, Seyberth HW. Genetics of hereditary disorders of magnesium homeostasis. Pediatr Nephrol. 2004 Jan;19(1):13-25. doi: 10.1007/s00467-003-1293-z. Epub 2003 Nov 22.
• Background Fawcett WJ, Haxby EJ, Male DA. Magnesium: physiology and pharmacology. Br J Anaesth. 1999 Aug;83(2):302-20. doi: 10.1093/bja/83.2.302.
• Background James MF. Clinical use of magnesium infusions in anesthesia. Anesth Analg. 1992 Jan;74(1):129-36. doi: 10.1213/00000539-199201000-00021. No abstract available.
• Background El-Shamaa HA, Ibrahim M, Eldesuky HI. Magnesium sulfate in femoral nerve block, does postoperative analgesia differ? A comparative study. Egypt Journal of Anaesthesia 30(2): 169-73, 2013
• Background Lee AR, Yi HW, Chung IS, Ko JS, Ahn HJ, Gwak MS, Choi DH, Choi SJ. Magnesium added to bupivacaine prolongs the duration of analgesia after interscalene nerve block. Can J Anaesth. 2012 Jan;59(1):21-7. doi: 10.1007/s12630-011-9604-5. Epub 2011 Oct 20.
• Background Gunduz A, Bilir A, Gulec S. Magnesium added to prilocaine prolongs the duration of axillary plexus block. Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2006 May-Jun;31(3):233-6. doi: 10.1016/j.rapm.2006.03.001.
• Background Abdelfatah AM, Elshaer AN. The effect of adding magnesium sulfate to lidocaine in an interscalene plexus block for shoulder arthroscopic acromioplasty. Ain-Shams Journal of Anesthesiology 7(1): 59-64, 2014.
• Background Yousef GT, Ibrahim TH, Khder A, Ibrahim M. Enhancement of ropivacaine caudal analgesia using dexamethasone or magnesium in children undergoing inguinal hernia repair. Anesth Essays Res. 2014 Jan-Apr;8(1):13-9. doi: 10.4103/0259-1162.128895.
• Background Goyal P, Jaiswal R, Hooda S, Hoyal R, Lal J. Role of magnesium sulphate for brachial plexus analgesia. Internet Journal of Anesthesiology. 21(1): 1-6, 2008.

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