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Severe Abdominal Wall Infection After Subcostal Transversus Abdominis Plane Block: A Case Report. A A Pract 2021 Oct 15;15(10):e01531

Date

10/16/2021

Pubmed ID

34653060

DOI

10.1213/XAA.0000000000001531

Scopus ID

2-s2.0-85119089774 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site)   2 Citations

Abstract

Transversus abdominis plane (TAP) blocks are increasingly used for perioperative analgesia in patients undergoing abdominal surgeries. TAP blocks are easy to perform, reliably effective, and have an excellent safety profile. Nevertheless, we report a patient who underwent an open cholecystectomy and right hemicolectomy where a subcostal TAP block possibly contributed to an unusual abdominal wall abscess that lead to a prolonged and complicated postoperative course.

Author List

Hang D, Weich D, Anderson C, Dolinski SY

Authors

Sylvia Dolinski MD Emeritus Professor in the Anesthesiology department at Medical College of Wisconsin
Dustin Hang MD Assistant Professor in the Anesthesiology department at Medical College of Wisconsin




MESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold

Abdominal Muscles
Abdominal Wall
Analgesics, Opioid
Humans
Prospective Studies