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LOCAL AND REGIONAL ANESTHESIA
Volume 12, Issue -, Pages 81-88Publisher
DOVE MEDICAL PRESS LTD
DOI: 10.2147/LRA.S138537
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tap block; ultrasound; regional anesthesia; truncal block
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Transverse abdominis plane (TAP) blocks, over the past decade, have emerged as a reliable tool in multimodal analgesia. Although they block only the somatic component of pain, studies have still revealed a consistent benefit in the first 24-48 hours after surgery in terms of pain scores and overall opioid consumption. The safety and dependability has increased with ultrasound usage. The aim of this review is to help the reader appreciate the applied anatomy required for a TAP block and its congeners, to standardize its nomenclature, and to help choose between variants of a TAP block and its complications and safety profile.
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