Clinical Trial: Laparoscopic-Assisted TAP Block VErsus Trocar-site Infiltration After Laparoscopic Appendectomy

U.S., Oct. 1 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07849751) titled 'Laparoscopic-Assisted TAP Block VErsus Trocar-site Infiltration After Laparoscopic Appendectomy' on Sept. 24.

Brief Summary: This randomized controlled trial compared laparoscopic-assisted transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block with trocar-site local anesthetic infiltration for postoperative pain management in adult patients undergoing laparoscopic appendectomy for uncomplicated acute appendicitis. Sixty patients were randomized to receive either bilateral laparoscopic-assisted TAP block or local anesthetic infiltration at the trocar sites. Postoperative pain intensity, rescue analgesic requirements, recovery parameters, postoperati...