Laparoscopic TAP Block During Robotic Assisted Laparoscopic Radical Prostatectomy for Improvement in Postoperative Pain

Launched by WILLIAM BEAUMONT HOSPITALS · Feb 21, 2023

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ClinConnect Summary

TAP block involves the use of a local anesthetic agent injected between the internal oblique and transversus abdominis muscles for the goal of pain relief. Often times these are performed under ultrasound guidance by the anesthesiology team preoperatively. The idea behind this is to provide a neurologic block to the sensory nerve fibers supplying the anterior abdominal wall, between the internal oblique and transversus abdominis muscles. More recently, this technique has been investigated in the setting of robot-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy (RALP) with promising results. Ther...

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • 1. Able to read, understand, and provide written, dated, informed consent prior to screening, complete study form(s) independently, comply with study protocol, and communicate with study personnel about clinically important information.
• • 2. Men ≥ 18 years of age.
• • 3. Pathologically confirmed diagnosis of prostate cancer
• • 4. Scheduled for routine RALP
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • 1. Chronic opioid use (daily for \>3 months)
• • 2. Weight \<40 kilograms
• • 3. Any condition that causes a lack of normal sensation to the abdomen or pelvis
• • 4. Current or history of any physical condition that, in the investigator's opinion, might put the subject at risk or interfere with study results interpretation