Ultrasound guided TAP block for the treatment of postoperative prolonged pain--an alternative approach/Uzamis postoperatif agrinin tedavisinde ultrason yardimiyla TAP blok-alternatif bir yaklasim

Transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block is a relatively new regional anesthesia technique in which T7-12 intercostal nerves, ilioinguinal and iliohypogastric nerves, and cutaneous branches of L1-3 nerves are blocked between the internal oblique and transversus abdominis muscles. This technique is mo...

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Published in:Aǧrı 2012-10, Vol.24 (4), p.191
Main Authors: Ekmekci, Perihan, Kazak Bengisun, Zuleyha, Kazbek, Baturay Kansu, Han, Serdar, Tuzuner, Filiz
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Language:Turkish
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Summary:Transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block is a relatively new regional anesthesia technique in which T7-12 intercostal nerves, ilioinguinal and iliohypogastric nerves, and cutaneous branches of L1-3 nerves are blocked between the internal oblique and transversus abdominis muscles. This technique is mostly used for the treatment of acute postoperative pain following abdominal surgery. In this case report, we evaluate the usage of TAP block in prolonged pain following upper abdominal surgery. Key words: Postoperative pain; prolonged pain; transversus abdominis plane block. Transversus abdominis blogu (TAB), L1-3 sinir koklerinin kutanoz dallarinin, T7-12 interkostal snirlerin, ilioinguinal ve iliohi-pogastrik sinirlerin internal oblik ve transersus abdominis kaslari arasinda bloke edildigi, gorece olarak yeni bir rejyonel anestezi teknigidir. Bu teknik daha cok abdominal cerrahi sonrasi akut postoperatif agrinin tedavisi icin kullanilmaktadir. Bu olgu sunumunda Ust abdominal cerrahi sonrasi TABBin kullanilmasi anlatilmaktadir. Anahtar sozcUkler: Postoperatif agri; uzamis agri; ultrason; transversus abdominis blok.
ISSN:1300-0012
DOI:10.5505/agri.2012.82905