Transversus Abdominis Plane Block for Surgical Anaesthesia at Multiple Sites-Not Ideal

Abstract

Ultrasound (US) guided Transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block is commonly used for postoperative analgesia and there are case reports of its use for providing surgical anaesthesia in emergency procedures. We report its use as a regional anaesthetic technique in inguinal hernia and epigastric hernia repair in an elective setting and discuss issues during the intra and postoperative period.

Keywords

• Transversus abdominis plane block
• hernia
• anaesthesia