Women undergoing caesarean section are worried about intra- and postoperative pain.
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Good analgesia with minimal side effects is desirable if early mobility, bonding
with the infant and prevention of chronic pain are to be achieved. There has been
recent interest in the transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block for postoperative analgesia
after caesarean section (CS),
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and ultrasound guidance has been investigated to provide reliable placement when
performing TAP blocks for CS.
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There is no agreement about the optimal technique for performing TAP blocks, and
both landmark and ultrasound-guided methods continue to be evaluated. We conducted
a survey amongst UK-based obstetric anaesthetists to investigate the use and techniques
of TAP blocks for post CS analgesia.To read this article in full you will need to make a payment
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Publication history
Published online: November 29, 2010
Accepted:
August 31,
2010
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© 2010 Elsevier Ltd. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
