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Ultrasound Guided Subcostal Transversus Abdominis Plane Block For Postoperative Analgesia After Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy ( Comparative Study Between Bubivacaine Versus Bubivacaine-Ketamine), Ahmed Ahmed

Al-Azhar International Medical Journal

Background: Laparoscopic cholecystectomy is the surgical removal of gall bladder and is the common treatment of symptomatic gall stone and other GB conditions. Laparoscopic cholecystectomy can be performed under general anaesthesia which is frequently associated with persistent postoperative pain. Aim of work: comparing between adding ketamine to bupivacaine and bupivacaine alone for postoperative pain in patients receiving ultrasound guided subcostal transversus abdominis plane block (TAPB) after laparoscopic cholecystectomy regarding the time of the first request for additional analgesia, pain Scores, total analgesic consumption and analgesic efficacy. Patients and methods: This study was carried out in al-azhar university hospital on 28 …