The Effect of Pre-Operative Transversus Abdominis Plane (TAP) Block in the Post Operative Opioid Consumption in Morbid Obese Patients Undergoing Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass Surgery: A Prospective,Randomized, Blinded Study

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2012-08-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

The use of preoperative TAP block in laparoscopic bariatric surgery can improve the postoperative pain and quality of recovery in patients undergoing these procedures.

• Phase: N/A
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Northwestern University
• Treatments: Ropivacaine

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Age: 18-65 years

• BMI >35 Kg/m2

• Surgery: laparoscopic gastric bypass surgery

• ASA status: I, II and III

• Fluent in English

Exclusion Criteria:

• History of allergy to local anesthetics

• Chronic opioid use

• Pregnant patients

• Patients who remained intubated after surgery

Drop-out criteria:

Patient or surgeon request Complications related to the procedure or conversion to open route Patient requiring mechanical ventilation after surgery