Enhancing Postoperative Analgesia After Cesarean Section: Insights Into Transversus Abdominis Plane Block, Intrathecal Opioids, and Other Analgesic Techniques
Bilateral TAP block has the potential to effectively enhance postoperative analgesia and reduce the need for systemic opioids after both GA and SA. Compared to ITF, ITM provides a higher quality and longer duration of analgesia with minimal analgesic-related side effects. Further studies to find an optimal analgesic protocol with few to no side effects are warranted.
Authors
- Abdullah T Alsubaie (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-4049-0799)
- Haneen Fawzi Amlih
- Joseph V. Pergolizzi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5658-1471)
- Salah N. El-Tallawy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7328-8840)
- Rania S. Ahmed (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-1865-1167)
- Wegdan A. Ali
- Moaaz M Fairaq
- Fouad I Awaleh
- Issam S Shaheen
- Yusra S Al-Kayyal
Institutions
- Alfaisal University (SA)
- Cairo University (EG)
- King Khalid University Hospital (SA)
- Nema Research (United States) (US)
- Minia University (EG)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Cureus
- Published
- 2024-10-31
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.72773
- Citations
- 7
- Primary Topic
- Anesthesia and Pain Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.01
Funders
- King Saud University
- College of Medicine, King Saud University