Efficacy of Pre-emptive Ultrasound Guided Transversus Abdominis Plane Block With Dexamethasone Added to Bupivacaine for Postoperative Analgesia After Laparoscopic Surgeries
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: Background:Laparoscopic surgeries are commonly performed surgical procedures in day-to-day practice. These patients require a multimodal postoperative pain treatment regimen that provides high-quality analgesia with minimal side effects. TAP block is a regional anaesthetic technique that has been applied as one segment of a multimodal pain regimen in abdominal surgeries. Addition of dexamethasone as adjuvant to bupivacaine in TAP block provides prolonged post-operative analgesia and better pain control than LA alone. Also reduces the incidence of PONV. Aim of the study: To observe and compare the analgesic effect of ultrasound guided TAP (transversus abdominis plane) block using 0.25% bupivacaine with dexamethasone versus 0.25% bupivacaine with normal saline. Evaluate efficacy of TAP block in providing postoperative analgesia in laparoscopic surgeries. To study the adverse effects of the drug.
Author: Mohd Basharath. H
Language: English
Subfield: Surgery
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
OpenAlex ID: W4411106140