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January 1, 2022Journal of Obstetric Anaesthesia and Critical Care2 citationsOpen Access

Evaluation of 0.25% Bupivacaine vs. 0.375% Ropivacaine for Postoperative Analgesia using Ultrasound Guided Transversus Abdominis Plane Block for Caesarean Section

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Why the study?

Does 0.375% Ropivacaine improve postoperative analgesia duration compared to 0.25% Bupivacaine in patients undergoing Caesarean section?

Population

70 patients undergoing Caesarean section

Comparison

Ultrasound guided transversus abdominis plane… vs Ultrasound guided transversus abdominis plane…

Design

RCT, Randomized into Group B (n = 35) and Group R (n = 35)

Follow-up

24 hours

Authors

DPDamodar PuchakalaVJVidya Sagar JoshiABAvanish BhardwajCommand Hospital Air Force

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Overview

0.375% ropivacaine may prolong analgesia and reduce requirements versus 0.25% bupivacaine in post-caesarean TAP block; hypothesis-generating, larger RCTs needed.

Structured PICO

Does 0.375% Ropivacaine improve postoperative analgesia duration compared to 0.25% Bupivacaine in patients undergoing Caesarean section?

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Population
70 patients undergoing Caesarean section
I
Intervention
Ultrasound guided transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block using 15 mL of 0.375% Ropivacaine on each side of the abdomen
C
Comparator
Ultrasound guided transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block using 15 mL of 0.25% Bupivacaine on each side of the abdomen
O
Outcome
Time to requirement of first analgesic dosagepatient reported

0.375% Ropivacaine provides a longer duration of analgesia and reduces total analgesic requirement compared to 0.25% Bupivacaine when used in TAP blocks after Caesarean section.

Cite This Study

Puchakala et al. (2022) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a72de80c4922f8b04f3cf0ahttps://doi.org/10.4103/joacc.joacc_28_21
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