Does transverse abdominis plane block reduce postoperative pain compared to epidural analgesia in pediatric and adult patients?
TAP block provides equivalent postoperative analgesia to epidural analgesia but with a better safety profile regarding hypotension and shorter hospital stay.
There is moderate evidence that TAP block and epidural analgesia are equally effective in treating postoperative pain in both pediatric and adult patients, while TAP block is associated with fewer episodes of hypotension and reduced length of stay.
Baeriswyl et al. (Fri,) studied this question.
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