A meta-analysis on the clinical effectiveness of transversus abdominis plane block Muhammed Rafay Sameem Siddiqui, MRS, MRCS, Muhammed S. Sajid, MS, MSc, FRCS, David R. Uncles, MB, BS, FFARCS(I), FRCA, Liz Cheek, MSc, Mirza K. Baig, MK, FRCS Journal of Clinical Anesthesia Volume 23, Issue 1, Pages 7-14 (February 2011) DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2010.05.008 Copyright © 2011 Elsevier Inc. Terms and Conditions
Fig. 1 Flow chart of literature search. MEDLINE = U.S. National Library of Medicine database, EMBASE = Excerpta Medica database, PUBMED = free database of citations found in MEDLINE, CENTRAL = Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials , CINAHL = database of the Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature, RCTs = randomized controlled trials. Journal of Clinical Anesthesia 2011 23, 7-14DOI: (10.1016/j.jclinane.2010.05.008) Copyright © 2011 Elsevier Inc. Terms and Conditions
Fig. 2 Mean 24-hour opioid use (P < 0.0001). Journal of Clinical Anesthesia 2011 23, 7-14DOI: (10.1016/j.jclinane.2010.05.008) Copyright © 2011 Elsevier Inc. Terms and Conditions
Fig. 3 Time to first request of pain relief (P < 0.0001). Journal of Clinical Anesthesia 2011 23, 7-14DOI: (10.1016/j.jclinane.2010.05.008) Copyright © 2011 Elsevier Inc. Terms and Conditions
Fig. 4 Postoperative pain at rest in the postanesthetic care unit (P = 0.22). Journal of Clinical Anesthesia 2011 23, 7-14DOI: (10.1016/j.jclinane.2010.05.008) Copyright © 2011 Elsevier Inc. Terms and Conditions
Fig. 5 Postoperative pain at rest 6 hours (P < 0.01). Journal of Clinical Anesthesia 2011 23, 7-14DOI: (10.1016/j.jclinane.2010.05.008) Copyright © 2011 Elsevier Inc. Terms and Conditions
Fig. 6 Postoperative pain at movement 6 hours (P < 0.01). Journal of Clinical Anesthesia 2011 23, 7-14DOI: (10.1016/j.jclinane.2010.05.008) Copyright © 2011 Elsevier Inc. Terms and Conditions
Fig. 7 Postoperative pain at movement 24 hours (P < 0.01). Journal of Clinical Anesthesia 2011 23, 7-14DOI: (10.1016/j.jclinane.2010.05.008) Copyright © 2011 Elsevier Inc. Terms and Conditions
Fig. 8 Postoperative nausea (P < 0.01). Journal of Clinical Anesthesia 2011 23, 7-14DOI: (10.1016/j.jclinane.2010.05.008) Copyright © 2011 Elsevier Inc. Terms and Conditions