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Comparing the effectiveness of ropivacaine 0.5% versus ropivacaine 0.2% for transabdominis plane block in providing postoperative analgesia after appendectomy

Abdul Jalil RM 1 , Yahya N 2 , Sulaiman O 3 , Wan Mat WR 1 , Teo R 1 , Izaham A 1 Show all authors , Rahman RA 1

Affiliations 

  • 1 Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre, Bandar Tun Razak, Cheras, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • 2 Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre, Bandar Tun Razak, Cheras, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Electronic address: nurlia@ppukm.ukm.edu.my
  • 3 Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Hospital Sultanah Aminah, Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia
Acta Anaesthesiol Taiwan, 2014 Jun;52(2):49-53.
PMID: 25016507 DOI: 10.1016/j.aat.2014.05.007

Abstract

The basis for the transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block involves infiltration of a local anesthetic into the neurofascial plane between the internal oblique and the transversus abdominis muscles, causing a regional block that spreads between the L1 and T10 dermatomes. Thus, the TAP block is said to be suitable for lower abdominal surgery. This study was designed to compare the analgesic efficacy of two different concentrations of ropivacaine for TAP block in patients undergoing appendectomy.

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