Hepatob Pancreat Dis
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Hepatob Pancreat Dis · Oct 2016
Randomized Controlled TrialPerineural dexamethasone does not enhance the analgesic efficacy of ultrasound-guided subcostal transversus abdominis plane block during laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
Ultrasound-guided transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block is an adjunct therapy to provide effective postoperative analgesia in abdominal surgical procedures. Dexamethasone is a supplement agent that can improve the efficacy of local anesthesia. However, information about its additive effect is limited. This study aimed to compare the analgesic efficiency using ultrasound-guided TAP block with and without perineural dexamethasone for patients who underwent laparoscopic cholecystectomy. ⋯ Perineural dexamethasone has no additive/synergistic effect with subcostal TAP block on analgesic efficacy for the patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy.