Efficacy of a transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block versus an anterior quadratus lumborum block (QLB) for laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair: A randomised controlled trial
Authors' conclusion
There is no difference in OME consumption, pain, nausea or sedation between the TAP and the anterior QLB.
Study context
- Population
- Adults undergoing laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair53 completed
- Participants
- 60 adults
- Comparison
- Preoperative TAP block vs anterior QLB
- Primary endpoint
- Oral morphine equivalent (OME) consumption
- Follow-up
- 4 h postoperatively
Methodological detailsprospective, double-blind
- Prospective
- Double-blind
Primary result
As reported in the abstract
P = 0.713
Secondary outcomes
Pain scores at rest and when coughing · 7 day observation period
- Similar in the two groups
Level of sedation and incidence of nausea
- Similar in the two groups
Safety
Serious side-effects or ipsilateral thigh muscle weakness
- No cases
Original publication
Efficacy of a TAP block versus an anterior QLB for laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair: A randomised controlled trial. Acta Anaesthesiol Scand. Published 1 November 2022. doi:10.
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