Unilateral Versus Bilateral Ultrasound Guided Tap Block Effect on Postoperative Pain Control in CS | ||||
| The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine | ||||
| Article 174, Volume 91, Issue 1, April 2023, Page 4879-4883 PDF (749.48 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejhm.2023.301568 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
| Mohamed Said elmeligy; Mona Ahmed Elhadad; Reda Khalil Abdelrahman | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Background: Ultrasound-guided blocks of the transversus abdominis plane (TAP) can be used for following surgery pain relief during abdominal surgeries and caesarean sections (CS) as well. Aim of study: Our goal was to study the difference in the efficiency of ultrasound-guided unilateral and bilateral TAP blocks as a postoperative analgesia for CS. Patients and Methods: In a randomized study, 100 pregnant women undergoing elective CS were split into 3 groups: Group I (the control group), no TAP blocks were administered, group II, 40 ml of bupivacaine 0.25% (100 mg) was administered to the RT side only and group III, 20 ml of bupivacaine 0.25% (50 mg) was administered to both sides. Results: No discernible distinctions could be found between groups II and III regarding postoperative visual analogue scale (VAS), post-anesthetic care unit time and the total amount of opioid consumption (P > 0.05). But, a substantial distinction existed between the control group and the other two groups in postoperative VAS, post-anesthetic care unit time and the total amount of opioid consumption Conclusion: With ultrasound-guided TAP blocks, efficient postoperative pain relief in CS may be obtained, however there was no variations between unilateral and bilateral TAP blocks in this regard. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| CS; TAP block; Ultrasound-guided | ||||
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