TITLE:
Management of Post-Operative Pain after Gyneco-Obstetrical Surgery: Practice of Transversus Abdominis Plane Bloc (Tap Block) Echoguide at the Ignace Deen National Hospital
AUTHORS:
Donamou Joseph, Bangoura Almamy, Touré Abdoulaye, Camara Amadou Yalla, Traoré Abdourahamane Dine, Camara M’Mah Lamine, Camara M’Mah Lamine, Dramé Boubacar Atigou, Camara Mariama Mohamed, Orou Yerima Therese, Touré Aboubacar
KEYWORDS:
Postoperative Pain, TAP Block, Ultrasound Guidance, Gyneco-Obstetrics
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Anesthesiology,
Vol.11 No.10,
October
19,
2021
ABSTRACT: Objectives: To describe the practice of ultrasound-guided TAP in the management of postoperative pain after gyneco-obstetric surgery. Methods: This was a descriptive prospective study carried out at the Gynecology-Obstetrics department of the Ignace Deen National Hospital over a period of three (03) months from February 01, 2020 to April 31, 2020. Results: In total, we collected 95 patients. These patients had a mean age of 30 ± 9.5 years. The ASA I class was the most represented with 76% of the cases and the cesarean was the most performed intervention. Regarding the assessment of the pain score by the simple verbal scale (SVE) postoperatively at rest, the mean SLE scores at H6 were 0.17 ± 0.38; at H12 of 1.15 ± 0.62; at H24 of 0.84 ± 0.51; at H36 0.45 ± 0.52 and at H48 0.09 ± 0.29. On mobilization, the mean pain scores were 0.77 ± 0.51 at H6, at H12 1.89 ± 0.61; at H24 of 1.53 ± 0.56; at H36 of 1 ± 0.29 and at H48 of 0.82 ± 0.44. The majority of our patients (66.3%) had a mobilization time of less than 24 hours. The mean length of stay was 3.1 ± 1.3 days and most patients (82%) were satisfied with the management of their pain by ultrasound-guided TAP block. Conclusion: Ultrasound-guided TAP is an effective technique for the management of postoperative pain in gyneco-obstetrics surgery. Its integration in a context of multimodal analgesia could improve the management of postoperative pain in gynecological obstetrics.