Ultrasound-guided transversus abdominis plane block for postoperative analgesia in laparoscopic cholecystectomy: A retrospective study

Karasu D., Yilmaz C., Ozgunay S. E., Yalcin D., ÖZKAYA G.

NORTHERN CLINICS OF ISTANBUL, vol.8, no.1, pp.88-94, 2021 (ESCI) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 8 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2021
  • Doi Number: 10.14744/nci.2020.84665
  • Journal Name: NORTHERN CLINICS OF ISTANBUL
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Central & Eastern European Academic Source (CEEAS), Directory of Open Access Journals, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.88-94
  • Keywords: Bupivacaine, dexmedetomidine, nerve block, ultrasonography ketamine, ADDING DEXMEDETOMIDINE, PAIN RELIEF, KETAMINE, BUPIVACAINE, EFFICACY, ROPIVACAINE, CLONIDINE
  • Bursa Uludag University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to investigate the effects on postoperative pain of ketamine and dexmedetomidine addition to bupivacaine in a transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block in laparoscopic cholecystectomy.