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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GYNECOLOGICAL CANCER
Volume 25, Issue 5, Pages 937-941Publisher
BMJ PUBLISHING GROUP
DOI: 10.1097/IGC.0000000000000429
Keywords
Robotic hysterectomy; Anesthesia; TAP block; Postoperative pain
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- National Institutes of Health [P30 CA77598]
- National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences of the National Institutes of Health [UL1TR000114]
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Objective: We sought to determine the effect of a subcostal transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block with liposomal bupivacaine on postoperative maximal pain score and length of hospital stay among women undergoing robotic-assisted hysterectomy. Methods: This was a retrospective study comparing patients before and after consistent implementation of TAP blocks with liposomal bupivacaine during robotic-assisted hysterectomies at a single academic institution. Analysis compared patient demographic and operative characteristics by TAP block use, along with outcomes of interest, including postoperative pain and length of hospital stay. Results: There was a statistically significant decrease in maximal numerical rating scale pain scores, presence of nausea and vomiting, and length of hospital stay in those who had a TAP block with liposomal bupivacaine compared with those who did not receive a TAP block. These differences remained even after adjustment for potential confounders. Conclusions: In this retrospective study, liposomal bupivacaine used in a TAP block was a useful method to provide postoperative pain control in patients undergoing robotic-assisted hysterectomy and was associated with lower postoperative maximal pain scores and length of hospital stay.
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