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Open Appendectomy Using Ultrasound Guided Transversus Abdominis Plane Block: A Case Report

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Introduction TAB block has been used as an analgesic adjuvant in many abdominal surgeries with fair reliability, but it has never been used as an anesthetic technique. Case Presentation In… Click to show full abstract

Introduction TAB block has been used as an analgesic adjuvant in many abdominal surgeries with fair reliability, but it has never been used as an anesthetic technique. Case Presentation In this case report, a 19- year-old male underwent an open appendectomy using ultrasound-guided TAP block as a single anesthetic technique. Conclusions It was concluded that under certain circumstances TAP block can be used as an anesthetic modality

Keywords: using ultrasound; block; appendectomy using; case; open appendectomy; case report

Journal Title: Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine
Year Published: 2017

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