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Comparison of the effectiveness of transversus abdominis plane block with laparoscopy or ultrasonography in laparoscopic cholecystectomy operations    
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İlter Soytürk
Prof. Dr. Zahide DOĞANAY
Kastamonu Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Hale Kefeli Çelik
Türkiye
Özet
Objectives: This study aims to compare the effectiveness of the Transversus Abdominis Plane (TAP) block applied to reduce postoperative pain in laparoscopic cholecystectomy surgery by ultrasonography (USG) and laparoscopy. Methods: A total of 170 patients who underwent laparoscopic cholecystectomy were divided into three groups. Group L received TAP block by laparoscopy, Group U received TAP block by USG, and the control group (Group C) did not receive TAP block. Bilateral subcostal 15 mL 0.5% bupivacaine was used for the TAP block. We recorded patients' demographic data and hemodynamic parameters, surgery time, anesthesia time, time of first postoperative analgesic need, visual analog scale (VAS) scores, time to first flatulence and stool, degree of nausea-vomiting, and the Turkish Revised American Pain Society Patient Outcome Questionnaire (APS-POQ-R-T) scores. Results: We observed no statistically significant differences between the groups in terms of age, gender, or American Society of Anesthesiologists scores, and body mass index was higher in Group U compared to the other groups (p<0.05). The VAS score was significantly higher in the control group at all times compared to the other two groups (p<0.001). VAS measurements were higher in Group U at postoperative 1st and 12th h compared to Group L (p<0.001). Surgery time and anesthesia time were significantly different between the groups (p=0.001). Group C showed high VAS scores, high pain severity by APS-POQ-R-T at the 24th postoperative hour, and low sleep quality and patient satisfaction. Conclusion: For laparoscopic cholecystectomy surgery, applying TAP block with the help of USG is effective in postoperative pain management. Applying TAP block with laparoscopy is easy since it does not require additional preparation or equipment during the procedure and may be preferred in the absence of a USG device.
Anahtar Kelimeler
Cholecystectomy | laparoscopy | subcostal | TAP block | ultrasonography
Makale Türü Özgün Makale
Makale Alt Türü ESCI dergilerinde yayımlanan tam makale
Dergi Adı Agri: Journal of the Turkish Society of Algology
Dergi ISSN 1300-0012
Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler e-scı
Makale Dili Türkçe
Basım Tarihi 10-2023
Doi Numarası 10.14744/agri.2022.01709