Does an Abdominal Wall Nerve Block During Surgery Help Reduce Pain From Kidney Transplantation?

Summary

This is a randomized, placebo controlled, double blind study to determine the effectiveness of a Transversus Abdominis Plane (TAP) block for reducing postoperative pain and opioid use in kidney transplant recipients.

Timeline

Start

2022-01-08

Primary completion

2023-03-24

Completion

2023-11-08

Publications

• Background Williams M, Milner QJ. Postoperative analgesia following renal transplantation - current practice in the UK. Anaesthesia. 2003 Jul;58(7):712-3. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2044.2003.32661.x. No abstract available.
• Background Singh PM, Borle A, Makkar JK, Trisha A, Sinha A. Evaluation of transversus abdominis plane block for renal transplant recipients - A meta-analysis and trial sequential analysis of published studies. Saudi J Anaesth. 2018 Apr-Jun;12(2):261-271. doi: 10.4103/sja.SJA_598_17.
• Background Phillips SH, Hill SK, Lipscomb LD, Africa JB. First experience: Open small incision rectus sheath approach renal transplant: A case series. Int J Surg. 2017 Mar;39:114-118. doi: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2017.01.076. Epub 2017 Jan 18.

Drugs

Indications

No indication recorded.