LAS VEGAS—Truncal peripheral nerve blocks are a viable addition to standard enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) protocols for bariatric surgery, according to a new investigation.
Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center found that gastric bypass patients who underwent either a preoperative bilateral paravertebral block or postoperative transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block consumed less postoperative opioids than their counterparts who underwent a standard