The transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block is a regional anesthetic technique that
provides analgesia to the ventral and lateral abdominal wall, including skin, mammary
glands, abdominal subcutaneous tissue, abdominal muscles and parietal peritoneum.
The TAP block was first described in humans by
Rafi, 2001
. More recently, implantation of catheters for the TAP block was used to provide prolonged
analgesia after major thoracoabdominal injuries (
Allcock et al., 2010
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Article Info
Publication History
Published online: February 28, 2018
Accepted:
February 16,
2018
Received:
November 13,
2017
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© 2018 Association of Veterinary Anaesthetists and American College of Veterinary Anesthesia and Analgesia. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
