title: [The effect of transversus abdominis plane block for pediatric patients receiving bone graft to the alveolar cleft].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Transversus abdominis plane block (TAP block) is useful for lower abdominal operations. Recently, ultrasound guided nerve block has been performed with ultrasound scanning.
  
  
  METHODS
  We investigated the effectiveness of TAP block in 64 pediatric patients (aged 5-12 years, F/M = 21/43) receiving bone graft from the ilium to the alveolar cleft. We compared the dosages for postoperative analgesics between the groups of TAP block and non-TAP block.
  
  
  RESULTS
  In the TAP block group, the frequency of using the postoperative analgesics was lower compared with non TAP block group (P < 0.05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  We concluded that TAP block was effective in pediatric patients receiving bone graft to the alveolar cleft.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, Showa University School of Medicine, Tokyo 142-8555.
authors.forename: Masaaki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tanaka
authors.forename: Naohiro
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Mori
authors.forename: Wakako
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Murakami
authors.forename: Noriko
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Tanaka
authors.forename: Kazunori
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Oku
authors.forename: Runa
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hiramatsu
authors.forename: Motonori
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nakagawa
authors.forename: Kazumasa
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yasumoto
mesh_terms: D000009:Abdominal Muscles / Q000294:innervation; D000539:Alveolar Process / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D000543:Alveoloplasty; D016025:Bone Transplantation; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009407:Nerve Block / Q000379:methods*; D012189:Retrospective Studies