Abstract

Regional anesthesia techniques have improved the perioperative management of the bariatric surgical population. However, post-operative pain management after bariatric surgical procedures has continued to pose challenges in the obese population. Current pain control using regional blocks such as the transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block or the erector spinae plane (ESP) block have provided equivocal pain control results. In obese patients, undergoing upper abdominal surgical procedures, what is the difference in postoperative pain scores with conventional regional techniques such as the TAP block or the ESP block versus the newer EOIP block?

Author Details

Morgan Self, BSN and Nancy Westbrook, DNP, CRNA, FNP-BC, Col (Ret) USAF

Sigma Membership

Non-member

Lead Author Affiliation

Samford University, Birmingham, Alabama, USA

Type

DNP Capstone Project

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

Case Study/Series

Research Approach

Translational Research/Evidence-based Practice

Keywords:

External Oblique Intercostal Plane Block, Erector Spinae Plane Block, Transversus Abdominis Plane Block, Obesity

Advisor

Westbrook, Nancy

Degree

DNP

Degree Grantor

Samford University

Degree Year

2024

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Review Type

None: Degree-based Submission

Acquisition

Self-submission

Date of Issue

2024-02-27

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