Abdominal wall blocks rely on the spread of local anesthetic within musculofascial planes to
anesthetize multiple small nerves or plexuses, rather than targeting specific nerve structures …

Conclusion There are continuing advancements in multimodal analgesic techniques;
however, postoperative pain in general continues to be undermanaged. Furthermore, a …

Background Multimodal opioid-sparing analgesia is a key component of the enhanced
recovery after surgery (ERAS) protocol for postoperative pain management. Transversus …

Background Quality improvement in colorectal surgery (CRS) requires implementation of
tools to improve patient and financial outcomes, and assessment of results. Our objective …

BACKGROUND: Novel local anesthetic blocks have become increasingly popular in the
multimodal pain management following abdominal surgery, but have not been evaluated in …

Background The transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block is an important non-narcotic
adjunct for post-operative pain control in abdominal surgery. Surgeons can use …

Background A comprehensive enhanced recovery pathway (ERP) was implemented in
patients undergoing laparoscopic colectomy in an attempt to reduce postoperative opioid …

Background Enhanced recovery programmes in laparoscopic colorectal surgery (LCS)
employ combined approaches to achieve postoperative analgesia. Transversus abdominis …

Background Transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block has been used as a component of
multimodal analgesia after abdominal operation. We introduced a new laparoscope …

Gynecological laparoscopic surgery is minimally invasive compared with open surgical
approaches, but postoperative pain is generally undermanaged. Pain management …