Impact of transversus abdominis plane block on length of stay and postoperative opioid use in anterior lumbar interbody fusions
With the largest patient cohort reported to date, we found no statistically significant improvements in length of stay or short-term postoperative opioid usage when patients received TAP blocks for anterior lumbar interbody fusion.
Authors
- Rebecca Kelso
- Kennedy Gachigi
- Steven Baltic (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2819-552X)
- Katherine Drexelius (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5315-1978)
- P. Bradley Segebarth
- Caleb Lifsey
Institutions
- Novant Health (US)
- OrthoCarolina (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- North American Spine Society Journal (NASSJ)
- Published
- 2025-07-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xnsj.2025.100771
- Primary Topic
- Anesthesia and Pain Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00