Clinical Trial: Efficacy of Transversus Abdominis Plane Block
Study Status: COMPLETED
Recruit Status: COMPLETED
Condition: Anesthesia, Local
Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
Official Title: Efficacy of Transversus Abdominis Plane Block in an Insufflated Abdomen
Brief Summary:
This study aims to assess the efficacy of Transversus Abdominus Plane (TAP) blocks, a well-established anesthetic technique, to decrease the amount of post-operative pain in patients who undergo minimally invasive gynecologic surgeries.During minimally invasive gynecologic surgeries, the abdomen is inflated with pressurized air for visualization purposes and released at the end of the surgery.Traditionally, TAP blocks are performed by injecting long-acting local anesthetic agents under ultrasound guidance into the…
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