Comparison of analgesic efficacy of continuous transversus abdominisplane block with continuous epidural analgesia in patients undergoing abdominalsurgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis

摘要

A novel technique of continuous transversus abdominis plane block (TAPB) hasbeen reported to be beneficial to patients undergoing abdominal surgerybecause it can significantly relieve postoperative pain. The aim of ourstudy is to compare this novel technique with a traditional technique ofcontinuous epidural analgesia (EA).