Dexmedetomidine Versus Fentanyl Added to Levobupivacaine for Transversus Abdominis Plane (TAP) Block

Summary

The perioperative management of pain following lower abdominal surgery can pose a challenge to anesthesia providers. Conventional practice has involved the use of opioids as well as neuraxial analgesic techniques. Unfortunately, these therapies are not without potential risks and side effects. These include nausea, vomiting, pruritus, urinary retention, constipation, respiratory depression, and sedation.

Timeline

Start

2019-01-01

Primary completion

2019-11-01

Completion

2019-12-01

Publications

• Background Elvir-Lazo OL, White PF. The role of multimodal analgesia in pain management after ambulatory surgery. Curr Opin Anaesthesiol. 2010 Dec;23(6):697-703. doi: 10.1097/ACO.0b013e32833fad0a.
• Background White PF, Kehlet H. Improving postoperative pain management: what are the unresolved issues? Anesthesiology. 2010 Jan;112(1):220-5. doi: 10.1097/ALN.0b013e3181c6316e. No abstract available.
• Background Sharma P, Chand T, Saxena A, Bansal R, Mittal A, Shrivastava U. Evaluation of postoperative analgesic efficacy of transversus abdominis plane block after abdominal surgery: A comparative study. J Nat Sci Biol Med. 2013 Jan;4(1):177-80. doi: 10.4103/0976-9668.107286.
• 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 Aditianingsih D, Mochtar CA, Chandra S, Sukmono RB, Soamole IW. Comparison of Three-Quadrant Transversus Abdominis Plane Block and Continuous Epidural Block for Postoperative Analgesia After Transperitoneal Laparoscopic Nephrectomy. Anesth Pain Med. 2018 Sep 3;8(5):e80024. doi: 10.5812/aapm.80024. eCollection 2018 Oct.

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Indications

No indication recorded.