Comparison of laparoscopic-guided transversus abdominis plane block and port-site local anaesthetic infiltration for post-operative pain relief in transabdominal preperitoneal inguinal hernia repair: A randomised controlled trial

Key Points

• Evaluate the effectiveness of LTAP block versus PSLAI for pain relief after inguinal hernia repair.
• Compared two techniques: laparoscopic-guided transversus abdominis plane block and port-site local anaesthetic infiltration.
• Conducted a randomised controlled trial with patients undergoing transabdominal preperitoneal inguinal hernia repair.
• Measured post-operative pain relief, hospital stay duration, and recovery speed.
• LTAP block resulted in superior pain relief compared to PSLAI.
• Patients receiving LTAP block had reduced hospital stays.
• Faster recovery times were noted in the LTAP block group.

Abstract