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World J Gastrointest Surg. Feb 27, 2014; 6(2): 27-32
Published online Feb 27, 2014. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v6.i2.27
Transversus abdominis plane infiltration for laparoscopic gastric banding: A pilot study
Gildasio S De Oliveira Jr, Paul Fitzgerald, Shireen Ahmad, John Kim, Rohit Rahangdale, Robert McCarthy
Gildasio S De Oliveira Jr, Paul Fitzgerald, Shireen Ahmad, Rohit Rahangdale, Robert McCarthy, Department of Anesthesiology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611, United States
John Kim, Department of Surgery, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611, United States
Author contributions: De Oliveira Jr GS and McCarthy R analysed data; De Oliveira Jr GS and Fitzgerald P contributed to conduct of the study; De Oliveira Jr GS, Ahmad S, Rahangdale R and McCarthy R participated in study design and manuscript preparation; Kim J amd Fitzgerald P participated in manuscript preparation.
Supported by Department of Anesthesiology, Northwestern University
Correspondence to: Gildasio S De Oliveira Jr, MD, MSCI, Associate Chair for Research, Department of Anesthesiology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, 241 East Huron, St F5-704, Chicago, IL 60611, United States. g-jr@northwestern.edu
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Received: September 16, 2013
Revised: November 21, 2013
Accepted: January 13, 2014
Published online: February 27, 2014
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Core Tip

Core tip: In this current randomized, double blinded, placebo controlled pilot study we estimated the effect of a transversus abdominis plane block on postoperative quality of recovery in morbidly obese patients undergoing laparoscopic gastric band surgery. Postoperative opioid consumption was inversely correlated to quality of recovery in this surgical population. The transversus abdominis plane block seems to be an effective strategy to improve quality of recovery in those patients.