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Patients undergoing bariatric surgery will be divided randomly into two groups: the first will have TAP block upon completion of surgery and the second groups will not have TAP block.
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Upon completion of the laparoscopic bariatric procedure to be performed for every patient and just before recovery from general anesthesia, an ultrasound-guided TAP block will be conducted in the operative theater by the anesthetist for group I patients whereas group II will be recovered from anesthesia without having a TAP block.
The ultrasound probe will be placed on the lateral abdominal wall in the mid-axillary line between the lower costal margin and iliac crest. Using ultrasound will allow accurate deposition of the local anesthetic in the correct neurovascular plane. A spinal needle will be advanced using in-plane technique between the aponeurosis of the internal oblique and transversus abdominis muscles. With intermittent aspiration, 20 mL of local anesthetic (0.25% bupivacaine) will be deposited in the TAP on each side and seen as a hypoechoic shadow pushing the two layers apart.
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92 participants in 2 patient groups
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