Transversus Abdominis Plane (TAP) Block for Post Caesarian Pain

• Status: Withdrawn
• Trial end date: 2013-08-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: Female

Summary

Adding TAP block with Bupivacaine may decrease the use of PCA bolus use after caesarean section for pain relief.

• Phase: Phase 3
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: New York Methodist Hospital; New York Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital
• Treatments: Bupivacaine

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Healthy pregnant (ASA II) patients presenting for planned Cesarean delivery at New York Methodist Hospital under combined spinal epidural anesthesia

Exclusion Criteria:

• They are unable or are unwilling to take part in the study

• They have a history of allergy to any of the medications to be used in the study

• They have a history of drug abuse or chronic pain or opioid use

• They weigh less than 60kg

• They have a multiple gestation, placental disease, preeclampsia other disease of pregnancy

• They have a contraindication to neuraxial anesthesia (i.e., bleeding problems, bacteremia, etc.)

• They are unable to understand instructions or questions related to the study

• ASA III or IV