16Dec 2017

TRANSVERSUS ABDOMINIS PLANE (TAP) BLOCK VERSUS LOCAL ANESTHETIC WOUND INFILTRATION (LWI) FOR POST TOTAL ABDOMINAL HYSTERECTOMY (TAH) PAIN RELIEF.

  • Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Benha Faculty of Medicine, Benha University, Egypt.
  • Lecturer of Anesthesia & I.C.U, Benha University Hospital, Benha University Egypt.
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Aim: to compare bilateral ultrasound guided transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block with single ? shot ? local anesthetic subcutaneous and sub facial wound infiltration (LWI) for analgesia after total abdominal hysterectomy (TAH) under general anesthesia. Patients and methods: This prospective randomized, parallel group, concealed allocation, patients and observers blinded superiority trial, conducted at Benha University Hospital, including 87 women undergoing TAH, 43 women received 40 ml 0.25 bupivacaine as bilateral ultrasound guided TAP block and 44 women received 40 ml, 0.25% bupivacaine as subcutaneous and sub facial local wound infiltration at the end of TAH performed under general anesthesia. Main outcomes were total cumulative Nalbuphine consumption and post TAH pain at rest and with movement using visual analogue scale (VAS) as well as incidence of nausea, vomiting, other analgesic requirements, time spent in post anesthesia care unit (PACU), time to get out of bed, deepest sedation, patient satisfaction regards analgesia in First 24 hour postoperative. Results: Total Nalbuphine consumption were significantly lower in TAP block group at 2, 4, 8, 12, 24 hours and at discharge (P < 0.0001). The mean post TAH pain VAS score both at rest and on movement were significantly lower in TAP block group at PACU, 2h, 8h, 12h (P < 0.05) as well as at 4h on movement (P < 0.05). Also, total non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) consumption were lower in TAP block up to twenty-four hours postoperatively (P < 0.005), time to get out of bed (P = 0.03) and time to first flatus (P = 0.0002). Conclusion: Bilateral ultrasound guided TAP block is superior to local anesthetic wound infiltration in analgesia for post TAH pain as Tap block was associated with reduced both rest and on movement postoperative pain and total cumulative opioids analgesia as well as promotes early mobilization and gut recovery.

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[Mohamed Farag El Sherbeny and Elsayed Mohamed Abdelzaam. (2017); TRANSVERSUS ABDOMINIS PLANE (TAP) BLOCK VERSUS LOCAL ANESTHETIC WOUND INFILTRATION (LWI) FOR POST TOTAL ABDOMINAL HYSTERECTOMY (TAH) PAIN RELIEF. Int. J. of Adv. Res. 5 (Dec). 768-777] (ISSN 2320-5407). www.journalijar.com

Mohamed Farag El Sherbeny
Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Benha Faculty Of Medicine, Benha University, Egypt.

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Article DOI: 10.21474/IJAR01/6018      
DOI URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.21474/IJAR01/6018

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