RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 The analgesic efficacy of ultrasound-guided transversus abdominis plane block on postoperative pain and morphine consumption in varicocelectomy
JF Saudi Medical Journal
JO Saudi Med J
FD Prince Sultan Military Medical City
SP 648
OP 655
DO 10.15537/smj.2016.6.14332
VO 37
IS 6
A1 Ömür, Dilek
A1 Oğuzalp, Hüseyin
A1 Kiraz, Hasan A.
A1 Ekin, Serpil
A1 Alan, Cabir
A1 Ersay, Ahmet R.
A1 Hancı, Volkan
YR 2016
UL http://smj.org.sa/content/37/6/648.abstract
AB Objectives: To evaluate the analgesic effect of transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block administered before varicocele surgery.Methods: This study was completed at the Faculty of Medicine, Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Çanakkale, Turkey, between January 2011 and April 2013. In a prospective, double blind, randomized, placebo controlled clinical study, 40 male patients scheduled for elective varicocele operations were randomized to group T (treatment group) or group C (controls). After receiving general anesthesia, group T received a TAP block using 20 mL 0.25% bupivacaine on the operation side, whereas group C received a control block using 20 mL 0.9% Sodium chloride. During the first 24 hours after surgery, the patient pain was evaluated using the visual analogue scale (VAS) at rest and while coughing. Postoperative patient controlled analgesia morphine consumption, VAS scores, and side effects were recorded.Results: Of 34 patients, Group T (n=18) had significantly lower VAS pain scores than Group C (n=16) both at rest and while coughing. The total morphine consumed was lower (7.7 ± 4.0) versus 21.6 ± 12.4 mg, p<0.001) in the 24 hours after surgery.Conclusion: As part of a multimodal analgesic regime after varicocelectomy surgery, morphine consumption and VAS pain scores were significantly lower among those receiving 20 mL 0.25% bupivacaine administered for a TAP block than among controls.