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The efficacy of laparoscopic transversus abdominis plane block on reducing postoperative narcotic usage in patients undergoing minimally invasive adrenalectomy

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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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Dr. Eren Berber has consulting agreements with Ethicon, Medtronic and Aesculap. He has received honoraria for consulting work. These consulting agreements are unrelated to adrenal surgery. Drs. Ozgun Erten, Gizem Isiktas and Seyma N. Avci have no conflict of interest or financial ties to disclosure.

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Erten, O., Isiktas, G., Avci, S.N. et al. The efficacy of laparoscopic transversus abdominis plane block on reducing postoperative narcotic usage in patients undergoing minimally invasive adrenalectomy. Surg Endosc 36, 7204–7209 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00464-022-09076-2

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