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RAMBAM MAIMONIDES MEDICAL JOURNAL
Volume 10, Issue 1, Pages -Publisher
RAMBAM HEALTH CARE CAMPUS
DOI: 10.5041/RMMJ.10356
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Anesthesia; colostomy; local anesthesia; nerve block; transversus abdominis; ultrasound
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Background and Aims: Multimodal analgesia comprising opioid, paracetamol, and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs is used for managing postoperative surgical pain after ileostomy closure (IC). We investigated the efficacy of unilateral dual transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block to reduce morphine consumption in the first 24 hours along with a reduction in visual analogue score for pain and in postoperative nausea/vomiting. Methods: This was a single-center, investigator-initiated, prospective, parallel-group, placebo-controlled randomized study involving patients undergoing IC under general anesthesia. We recruited 55 patients in two groups: 28 in a TAP group and 27 in a placebo group. The TAP group patients received 30 mL of 0.375% bupivacaine: 15 mL by a posterior TAP approach and 15 mL by a subcostal approach using ultrasonography. Patients in the placebo group received 30 mL normal saline (placebo) using the same approaches. Blocks were administered at the end of surgery before extubation. To monitor for the primary outcome-24-hour morphine consumption for both groups-patients were transferred to a high-dependency unit. The secondary outcome was to compare postoperative nausea/vomiting in both groups. Results: The demographic data, gender distribution, ASA physical status, duration of surgery, and time of first morphine dose was comparable in both groups. The 24-hour morphine consumption was 3.29 +/- 2.78 mg and 9.23 +/- 2.94 mg for the TAP and placebo groups, respectively, which was statistically significant (P=0.001). Conclusion: Dual TAP block reduces opioid consumption in the first 24 hours after an IC and can facilitate early recovery with less adverse effects seen than with opioids and NSAIDs.
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