Regional Anesthesia Significantly Reduces Post-Op Nausea After Kidney Transplant
Regional anesthesia significantly reduces nausea and opioid use in the first two days after kidney transplantation, according to a Renal and Urology News report.
A study presented at the American Society of Anesthesiologists' 2011 annual meeting demonstrated that 30 kidney recipients given a transversus abdominal plane block experienced better relief than 30 recipients given intravenous, patient-controlled analgesia.
The patients were not given epidural anesthesia because of reduced or dysfunctional platelets. The team also only analyzed the first 48 postoperative hours because longer catheter use can prompt bacterial colonization.
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