Efficacy of ultrasound guided Transversus Abdominis Plane (TAP) block following major abdominal surgery: a randomised controlled trial.
women undergo elective caesarean section-Transversus Abdominis Plane (TAP) block on the abdominal wall under ultrasound guidance-conventional postoperative analgesic management-reduce pain medications post operation and improve patient comfort
Department of Anaesthesia, St Vincent's Hospital
104 participants
Jul 21, 2007
Interventional
Conditions
Summary
The object of this project is to determine how useful an ultrasound guided TAP block is in reducing requirement for pain medications following elective caesarean section.
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria1
- Women undergo elective caesarean section
Exclusion Criteria1
- Emergency caesarean section, refusal to participate in the study, allergies to any of the drugs used in the study (e.g. morphine or ropivacaine); insufficiency in speaking or reading English.
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Interventions
Intervention: patient receive ropivacaine 200mg by the TAP block technique. All patients will be treated with standardised pain management and post analgesic care after surgery including a Patient Controlled Analgesia (PCA) device which will deliver standard doses of morphine (1mg with a 5 minute lockout) intravenously when patient requires it for pain relief.
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ACTRN12607000389404