The introduction of the laparoscopic and robotic assisted laparoscopic technique in total hysterectomy patients alleviated significantly their postoperative pain and lowered the opioid consumption rate during their recovery. In the present article, we review the use of the Transversus Abdominis Plane block technique and the probability of further lessening the patients’ pain. Hereby we adduce the different variations of the TAP-block and the results of several clinical trials, after a thorough search in the existing literature. Continue reading
