Abstract
The authors report the first clinical application of a bilateral transversus abdominis plane block for treating pain after a pancreas transplant. In this case, a 36-year-old chronic opioid user presented postoperatively with severe incisional pain following a pancreas transplant. The pain was not ameliorated with opioids and was successfully treated with the administration of bilateral transversus abdominis plane blocks with 0.5% ropivicaine. Pain relief lasted for 6 hours.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 277-278 |
Number of pages | 2 |
Journal | Experimental and Clinical Transplantation |
Volume | 9 |
Issue number | 4 |
State | Published - Aug 1 2011 |
Keywords
- Analgesia
- Coagulopathy
- Laparotomy
- TAP block
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Transplantation