Ozgun Erten1, Gizem Isiktas1, Seyma N Avci1, Eren Berber2,3. 1. Department of Endocrine Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, OH, 44195, USA. 2. Department of Endocrine Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, OH, 44195, USA. berbere@ccf.org. 3. Department of General Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, OH, 44195, USA. berbere@ccf.org.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Post-operative pain relief after abdominal operations is critical for patient satisfaction and rapid recovery. Narcotics have been a traditional part of postoperative analgesia, with transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block introduced recently. The aim of this study is to assess the efficacy of laparoscopic TAP block on postoperative pain control in patients undergoing minimally invasive adrenalectomy. METHODS: This was an institutional review board-approved retrospective study. Parameters related to postoperative pain control were compared between patients who underwent robotic transabdominal lateral adrenalectomy with (after December 2018) or without laparoscopic TAP block (control group) (before December 2018) by one surgeon. Statistics were performed using Mann Whitney U and Chi-square tests. RESULTS: There were 86 patients in the TAP and 83 patients in the control group. Groups were similar regarding demographic and clinical parameters. Despite the availability of intravenous acetaminophen to a higher percentage of patients in the control (31.3%) versus the TAP group (8.1%), 0-24 h lowest postoperative pain scores were significantly lower in the TAP group (P < 0.0001). In TAP versus control group, percentage of patients requiring narcotics and amount of narcotics used was lower (P = 0.04 vs P = 0.0004, respectively). Mainly due to less pain-related over-stay, percentage of patients requiring more than a day of hospital stay was less in the TAP (12%) versus control group (18%) (P = 0.01). CONCLUSION: To our knowledge, the utility of TAP block in patients undergoing minimally invasive adrenalectomy has not been reported in the past. This study shows that there may be benefits of laparoscopic TAP block in reducing post-operative narcotic usage while improving pain control in these patients.
BACKGROUND: Post-operative pain relief after abdominal operations is critical for patient satisfaction and rapid recovery. Narcotics have been a traditional part of postoperative analgesia, with transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block introduced recently. The aim of this study is to assess the efficacy of laparoscopic TAP block on postoperative pain control in patients undergoing minimally invasive adrenalectomy. METHODS: This was an institutional review board-approved retrospective study. Parameters related to postoperative pain control were compared between patients who underwent robotic transabdominal lateral adrenalectomy with (after December 2018) or without laparoscopic TAP block (control group) (before December 2018) by one surgeon. Statistics were performed using Mann Whitney U and Chi-square tests. RESULTS: There were 86 patients in the TAP and 83 patients in the control group. Groups were similar regarding demographic and clinical parameters. Despite the availability of intravenous acetaminophen to a higher percentage of patients in the control (31.3%) versus the TAP group (8.1%), 0-24 h lowest postoperative pain scores were significantly lower in the TAP group (P < 0.0001). In TAP versus control group, percentage of patients requiring narcotics and amount of narcotics used was lower (P = 0.04 vs P = 0.0004, respectively). Mainly due to less pain-related over-stay, percentage of patients requiring more than a day of hospital stay was less in the TAP (12%) versus control group (18%) (P = 0.01). CONCLUSION: To our knowledge, the utility of TAP block in patients undergoing minimally invasive adrenalectomy has not been reported in the past. This study shows that there may be benefits of laparoscopic TAP block in reducing post-operative narcotic usage while improving pain control in these patients.
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