Background: Side effects associated with use of postoperative narcotics for pain control can
delay recovery after abdominally based microsurgical breast reconstruction. The authors …

Background: Postoperative pain control after abdominally based autologous microvascular
breast reconstruction is critical to functional recovery, patient satisfaction, and early …

Background: Transversus abdominis plane blocks are increasingly being used in
microvascular breast reconstruction. The implications of these blocks on specific …

Background: Transversus abdominis plane blocks can improve pain control and decrease
opioid use within an enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) protocol in patients …

Conventional opioid‐based regimen for postoperative analgesia after autologous breast
reconstruction can be associated with significant side effects. The purpose of this study was …

Background: The analgesic efficacy of the transversus abdominis plane peripheral nerve
block following abdominal tissue breast reconstruction has not been studied in a …

Effective postsurgical analgesia is a critical aspect of patient recovery. The goal of this
prospective, randomized, controlled, blinded study was to examine the effect that liposomal …

Background Transversus abdominis plane (TAP) blocks have been shown to significantly
reduce pain and narcotic consumption following major abdominal surgeries. This study …

Methods A retrospective analysis of all patients who underwent autologous microsurgical
breast reconstruction over a 2-year period (2013–2015) was conducted. Only patients with …

Background Pain control following abdominoplasty is a major source of concern for the
patient and surgeon alike. Pain pumps and opiate medications are currently the frontline …