title: A simple technique of regional anesthesia to reduce opioid requirements postoperatively in laparoscopic incisional hernia repairs.
abstract: Laparoscopic incisional hernia repair can be associated with initial postoperative pain requiring opioids in the form of patient controlled analgesia (PCA). Our study demonstrates the use of an innovative form of intra-operative regional anaesthesia in the form of an abdominal extraperitoneal block (AEP) which reduced mean opioid consumption in our patients by 62% without any intra-operative complications.
authors.affiliation: Department of Vascular and General Surgery, Princess Royal Hospital, Telford, UK. muneer_ahmed@hotmail.co.uk
authors.forename: Muneer
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ahmed
authors.forename: Mustansir
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Alibhai
authors.forename: Jay
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pattar
authors.forename: Robert G M
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Duffield
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000701:Analgesics, Opioid / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000765:Anesthesia, Conduction / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006555:Hernia, Ventral / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010149:Postoperative Pain / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006113:United Kingdom
chemical_list: D000701:Analgesics, Opioid