A transverse abdominis plane block, or TAP block, is a regional anesthesia technique that provides pain relief after lower abdominal wall surgery. It is performed under ultrasound guidance by injecting local anesthetic between the internal oblique and transversalis muscles, blocking the intercostal, subcostal, hypogastric, and ilioinguinal nerves, and was first described by Rafi in 2001 as the first fascial plane block used for abdominal surgery.
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A transverse abdominis plane block, also called TAP block, is a regional technique to provide analgesia after lower abdominal wall operations.
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