Clinical Effectiveness of Transversus Abdominis Plane (TAP) Block versus Local Anesthesia Wound Infiltration for Postoperative Pain Relief After Laparoscopic Appendicectomy in Children: A Study Protocol for a Multicenter Double-Blind Randomized Controlled

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Date publication

avril 2024

Journal

Journal of pain research

Auteurs

Membres identifiés du Cancéropôle Est :
Dr CHAUSSY Yann, Pr AUBER Frédéric


Tous les auteurs :
Bloy G, Jurine A, Chaussy Y, Auber F, Guinot PG, Bouhemad B, Francois M, Vettoretti L, Pili-Floury S, Nguyen M, Besch G

Résumé

Postoperative pain relief after laparoscopic appendicectomy is a key determinant of early rehabilitation in children. Recent guidelines recommend performing either a transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block or local anesthesia (LA) wound infiltration as part of multimodal postoperative analgesia after appendectomy. To date, the clinical effectiveness of TAP block versus LA wound infiltration has never been compared. The hypothesis of this study is that the TAP block may provide a greater opioid-sparing effect after laparoscopic appendicectomy in children than LA wound infiltration.

Mots clés

TAP block, analgesia, children, laparoscopic appendectomy, wound infiltration

Référence

J Pain Res. 2024 04 24;17:1547-1553