Comparison of laparoscopic-guided transversus abdominis plane block and port-site local anaesthetic infiltration for post-operative pain relief in transabdominal preperitoneal inguinal hernia repair: A randomised controlled trial
LTAP block provided superior pain relief, reduced hospital stays and facilitated faster recovery compared to PSLAI. This technique should be considered for enhanced post-operative management following TAPP inguinal hernia repair.
Authors
- Himanshu Agrawal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7994-2356)
- Rana Anil Kumar Singh
- Aditya Kumar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4185-4742)
- Nikhil Gupta (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9172-7122)
- Nitin Agarwal
- Haleema Ather
Institutions
- All India Institute of Medical Sciences Raipur (IN)
- Atal Bihari Vajpayee Institute of Medical Sciences and Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital (IN)
- Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital (IN)
- All India Institute of Medical Sciences Bhopal (IN)
- Institute of Medical Sciences (IN)
- All India Institute of Medical Sciences (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Minimal Access Surgery
- Published
- 2026-02-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.4103/jmas.jmas_365_25
- Primary Topic
- Hernia repair and management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00