The Effect of Postoperative Analgesia on the Day-Case Rate of Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: A Randomised Pilot Study of the Laparoscopic-Assisted Right Subcostal Transversus Abdominis Plane Block plus Local Anaesthetic Wound Infiltration versus Local
The laparoscopically guided right subcostal TAP block provided no additional benefit to LAI on pain control after LC and DC rate. Despite the appropriate design, our findings do not support a larger RCT.
Authors
- Antonio Manzelli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3210-3744)
- Ikechukwu Njere
- Alexander M. Reece-Smith (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7199-4650)
- Sheena Hubble
- Davide Di Mauro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2348-5664)
Institutions
- University of Exeter (GB)
- Royal Devon & Exeter NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Medical Principles and Practice
- Published
- 2024-08-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1159/000540947
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Anesthesia and Pain Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.15