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| Title |
Transversus abdominis plane block following abdominally based breast reconstruction: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial
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| Published in |
Trials, December 2013
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| DOI | 10.1186/1745-6215-14-424 |
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| Authors |
Toni Zhong, Marie Ojha, Shaghayegh Bagher, Kate Butler, Anne C O’Neill, Stuart A McCluskey, Hance Clarke, Stefan OP Hofer, Coimbatore Srinivas |
| Abstract |
Breast reconstruction using the free muscle-sparing transversus abdominus myocutaneous or deep inferior epigastric perforator flaps are common methods for restoring mastectomy defects for breast cancer patients. Despite its increasing popularity and safety, the abdominal donor site remains a major source of postoperative pain. Conventional postoperative pain relief protocol consists primarily of a patient-controlled anesthesia device delivering intravenous opioids. Opioids can cause numerous side effects such as sedation, headache, nausea, vomiting, breathing difficulties and bladder and bowel dysfunction. A promising approach to provide postoperative pain control of the abdominal incision is the newly developed transversus abdominis plane peripheral nerve block. |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 110 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 110 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 11 | 10% |
| Student > Bachelor | 11 | 10% |
| Other | 10 | 9% |
| Student > Master | 10 | 9% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 7 | 6% |
| Other | 18 | 16% |
| Unknown | 43 | 39% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 31 | 28% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 7 | 6% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 5 | 5% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 5 | 5% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 3 | 3% |
| Other | 9 | 8% |
| Unknown | 50 | 45% |