SUBCOSTAL TAP
As I mentioned in the previous section, I believe that the subcostal TAP block is even easier than the TAP block. With the TAP block, the main difficulty is getting within (or just below or above) the fascial plane without puncturing the bowel. This can involve a significant amount of scraping or jabbing.. read more →
Analgesia for Ex Lap
What do you do for analgesia for your Ex Lap cases? Typical responses that I get are ‘nothing’ or ‘sometimes an epidural.’ Have you ever followed their post-op experience? If you don’t put in an epidural, I’m sure you probably don’t end up doing that. In the past, those have been MY responses... read more →