Publication Name	World Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery
Manuscript ID	5589
Country	United States

Received	2013-09-16 11:25
Peer-Review Started	2013-09-16 15:21
To Make the First Decision	2013-10-08 11:27
Return for Revision	2013-10-11 09:56
Revised	2013-10-29 05:24
Second Decision	2014-01-14 18:53
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief
Accepted by Executive Editor-in-Chief	2014-01-14 19:58
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Category	Anesthesiology
Manuscript Type	Autobiography
Article Title	Transversus abdominis plane infiltration for laparoscopic gastric banding: A pilot study
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Gildasio S De Oliveira Jr, Paul Fitzgerald, Shireen Ahmad, John Kim, Rohit Rahangdale and Robert McCarthy
Funding Agency and Grant Number	Funding Agency Grant Number Department of Anesthesiology, Northwestern University
Corresponding Author	Gildasio S De Oliveira Jr, MD, MSCI, Associate Chair for Research, Department of Anesthesiology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, 241 East Huron, St F5-704, Chicago, IL 60611, United States. g-jr@northwestern.edu
Key Words	Transversus abdominis plane; Infiltration; Gastric band; Pain; Recovery
Core Tip	In this current randomized, double blinded, placebo controlled pilot study we estimated the effect of a transversus abdominis plane block on postoperative quality of recovery in morbidly obese patients undergoing laparoscopic gastric band surgery. Postoperative opioid consumption was inversely correlated to quality of recovery in this surgical population. The transversus abdominis plane block seems to be an effective strategy to improve quality of recovery in those patients.In this current randomized, double blinded, placebo controlled pilot study we estimated the effect of a transversus abdominis plane block on postoperative quality of recovery in morbidly obese patients undergoing laparoscopic gastric band surgery. Postoperative opioid consumption was inversely correlated to quality of recovery in this surgical population. The transversus abdominis plane block seems to be an effective strategy to improve quality of recovery in those patients.
Publish Date	2014-03-19 21:06
Citation	De Oliveira Jr GS, Fitzgerald P, Ahmad S, Kim J, Rahangdale R, McCarthy R. Transversus abdominis plane infiltration for laparoscopic gastric banding: A pilot study. World J Gastrointest Surg 2014; 6(2): 27-32
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/1948-9366/full/v6/i2/27.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.4240/wjgs.v6.i2.27

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