Transversus Abdominis Plane Block (TAP) for Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy Surgery
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2016-08-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
Postoperative pain is a significant cause of increased morbidity in the perioperative period,
leading to patient discomfort and greater hospital length of stay. Laparoscopic
cholecystectomy associated with significant postoperative pain, a substantial component of
which is derived from abdominal wall incisions. Ultrasound-guided TAP block increasingly has
been used for providing pain relief following abdominal surgery. We designed this study with
the hypothesis that, administering TAP block with levobupivacaine in laparoscopic
cholecystectomy provides superior analgesic effects than port-side infiltration.