Assessment of Spread of Transversus Abdominis Plane Block

Herlev Hospital

Status: Completed

Conditions: Transversus Abdominis Plane Block

Treatments: Drug: Ropivacaine 0,5%

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01024868

TDTSG-1

Details and patient eligibility

About

For the purpose of assessing the spread of the local anaesthetic after injecting it between abdominal muscles on both sides, the investigators will test if the patient can feel a change in the perception of cold and warm, as well as being pricked with a blunt needle. The investigators will also take several blood samples, together with routine samples, to measure the concentration of the local anesthetic in the blood.

Enrollment: 20 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• undergo abdominal surgery, eligible for TAP block, over 18, BMI 20-40

Exclusion criteria

• does not speak danish, does not consent, does not fulfill inclusion criteria

Trial design

20 participants in 1 patient group

TAP block

Description:

Patients before undergoing laparoscopic or other abdominal surgery

Treatment:

Drug: Ropivacaine 0,5%