Abudakika, A., Saad, A., Elshafie, A. (2022). Ultrasound Guided TAP Block Efficacy Compared to Patient-Controlled Analgesia in Women Undergoing Caesarean Section. test, 88(1), 3384-3388. doi: 10.21608/ejhm.2022.248130
Ahmed Tharwat Abudakika; Abdelhassib Salah Saad; Ahmed Mohamed Elshafie. "Ultrasound Guided TAP Block Efficacy Compared to Patient-Controlled Analgesia in Women Undergoing Caesarean Section". test, 88, 1, 2022, 3384-3388. doi: 10.21608/ejhm.2022.248130
Abudakika, A., Saad, A., Elshafie, A. (2022). 'Ultrasound Guided TAP Block Efficacy Compared to Patient-Controlled Analgesia in Women Undergoing Caesarean Section', test, 88(1), pp. 3384-3388. doi: 10.21608/ejhm.2022.248130
Abudakika, A., Saad, A., Elshafie, A. Ultrasound Guided TAP Block Efficacy Compared to Patient-Controlled Analgesia in Women Undergoing Caesarean Section. test, 2022; 88(1): 3384-3388. doi: 10.21608/ejhm.2022.248130

Ultrasound Guided TAP Block Efficacy Compared to Patient-Controlled Analgesia in Women Undergoing Caesarean Section

The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine
Article 176, Volume 88, Issue 1, July 2022, Pages 3384-3388    PDF (493.53 K)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.21608/ejhm.2022.248130
Authors
Ahmed Tharwat Abudakika* ; Abdelhassib Salah Saad; Ahmed Mohamed Elshafie
Faculty of medicine menofia university
Abstract
Background: Ultrasound-Guided Transversus Abdominis Plane (USG-guided TAP) block is now utilized as an auxiliary analgesic to reduce the usage of opioids during surgery and to reduce the use of systemic analgesics for postoperative pain management. Objective: The aim of the current work was to compare USG-guided TAP block efficacy and patient-controlled analgesia in women undergo caesarean section.
Patients and Methods: This study conducted on 60 pregnant women aged 19-40 years who were scheduled to undergo caesarean section under general anaesthesia, attended at Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Medicine, Menoufia University.
Results: Both groups' VAS values declined considerably over time (p=0.05) in the within-group comparison. The SpO2 values did not show any significant difference between the study groups and in the within-group comparison. While, they were considerably higher in Group 1 patients at the postoperative 30th minute and 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 6th, 12th, and 24th hours (p=0.003) in the between-groups comparison. In the between-groups comparison, there were no significant differences in VAS values. Nausea-vomiting were significantly increased among patients of group II (2.0 ±0.7) than group I (1.2±0.4) at 30th minute (p=0.015). On contrast, Nausea-vomiting did not show any significant differences among group I and II after, 1, 2, 3, 6, 12 and 24 hours postoperatively.
Conclusion: TAP block could be considered a more desirable approach than intravenous patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) since it avoids the systemic effects of morphine used in PCA and its analgesic impact begins sooner.
 
Keywords
Caesarean section; Controlled Analgesia; Lower Abd; USG-guided TAP block
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