BACKGROUND To determine the cost-effectiveness of transversus abdominis plane block with liposomal bupivacaine (TAP) compared to oral opioids alone for acute postoperative pain after laparoscopic hysterectomy for early endometrial cancer. METHODS A cost-effectiveness analysis using a decision tree structure with a 30.5 day time-horizon was used to calculate incremental cost-effectiveness rati...

The role of electrical heterogeneity in development of cardiac arrhythmias is well recognized. The extent to which transmembrane action potential (TAP) heterogeneity contributes to the normal electrophysiology of well-oxygenated atria is not well defined. The principal objective of the present study was to define regional and transmural differences in characteristics of the TAP in isolated supe...

Background: Local analgesia technique has important advantages to manage postoperative pain; however, the duration of pain relief is relatively short due to the pharmacological characteristic of local anesthetics. Hence, in the current study, we planned to explore the hypothesis that adding dexmedetomidine to levobupivacaine in transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block prolongs the duration of an...

BACKGROUND AND AIMS Ultrasound-guided transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block has been proven as a safe and effective analgesic technique for several lower abdominal surgeries. Various adjuvants have been used to intensify the quality and prolong the local anesthetic effect. We evaluated the analgesic efficacy of dexamethasone addition to ropivacaine in TAP block following open abdominal hyster...

Background: Ultrasound-guided transversus abdominis plane block is an effective method for pain relief after cesarean delivery. The gold standard to treat pain after cesarean delivery is spinal morphine administration; at the same time TAP is considered as an effective method to treat this pain. In this study, we compared efficiency and side effects of these techniques in patients undergoing el...

Background And Aims: The transversusabdominis plane block is a new rapidly expanding regional anesthesia technique that provide analgesia of Anterior abdominal wall surgeries. TransversusAbdomimis Plane block significantly reduces pain associated with lower abdominal surgeries. It may be used as primary anesthesia or Post operative analgesia.The present study aims to “Comparative study of 0.2% ...

The aim of the current study was to retrospectively evaluate the efficacy of IV analgesia after general anesthesia, transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block after the induction of general anesthesia and before the surgery and spinal analgesia on development of chronic pain following inguinal hernia repair. Forty patients, who underwent hernioplasty for the first-time and for whom at least 6 mont...