title: Is ultrasound-guided transversus abdominis plane block useful in the prevention of persistent postsurgical pain after laparoscopic cholecystectomy?
authors.affiliation: Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, Department of Surgery, G.B. Morgagni-Pierantoni Hospital, Forlì, Italy - drpiraccini@gmail.com.|Young Against Pain (YAP) Italian Group, Florence, Italy - drpiraccini@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Emanuele
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Piraccini
authors.affiliation: Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, Department of Surgery, G.B. Morgagni-Pierantoni Hospital, Forlì, Italy.|Young Against Pain (YAP) Italian Group, Florence, Italy.
authors.forename: Morena
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Calli
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Diagnostics, Kingsbridge Private Hospital, Belfast, UK.
authors.forename: Helen
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Byrne
authors.affiliation: Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, Department of Surgery, G.B. Morgagni-Pierantoni Hospital, Forlì, Italy.
authors.forename: Ruggero M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Corso
authors.affiliation: Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, Department of Surgery, G.B. Morgagni-Pierantoni Hospital, Forlì, Italy.
authors.forename: Stefano
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Maitan
mesh_terms: D000009:Abdominal Muscles; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D017081:Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009407:Nerve Block / Q000379:methods*; D010149:Postoperative Pain / Q000517:prevention & control*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D018084:Ultrasonography, Interventional