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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Is a transverse abdominis plane block given as a single injection or continuously?
Both single injections and continuous infusions are described.
Either way is described. NYSORA says a single injection as well as continuous infusions can be used for pain that follows open and laparoscopic lower abdominal surgery. The block produces a sensory block of the lower thoracic and upper lumbar nerve fibers, so it numbs the anterior abdominal wall on the side treated. This is a record of how the technique is described, not medical advice.
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2. Transverse abdominis plane block (Wikipedia)
- First introduced by Rafi in 2001, article intro
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transverse_abdominis_plane_block, lead section
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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