Comparison of transversus abdominis plane block vs spinal morphine for pain relief after Caesarean section R.C.N. McMorrow, R.J. Ni Mhuircheartaigh, K.A. Ahmed, A. Aslani, S.-C. Ng, I. Conrick-Martin, J.J. Dowling, A. Gaffney, J.P.R. Loughrey, C.L. McCaul British Journal of Anaesthesia Volume 106, Issue 5, Pages 706-712 (May 2011) DOI: 10.1093/bja/aer061 Copyright © 2011 The Author(s) Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Pain scores on movement. SM, spinal morphine; SS, spinal saline; TLA, transversus abdominis plane block with local anaesthetic; TS, transversus abdominis plane block with saline. *P<0.05 vs SSTS. British Journal of Anaesthesia 2011 106, 706-712DOI: (10.1093/bja/aer061) Copyright © 2011 The Author(s) Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 Pain scores at rest. SM, spinal morphine; SS, spinal saline; TLA, transversus abdominis plane block with local anaesthetic; TS, transversus abdominis plane block with saline. *P<0.05 vs SSTS; †P<0.05 vs SMTLA; ‡P<0.05 vs SSTLA. British Journal of Anaesthesia 2011 106, 706-712DOI: (10.1093/bja/aer061) Copyright © 2011 The Author(s) Terms and Conditions
Fig 3 Interval morphine consumption. SM, spinal morphine; SS, spinal saline; TLA, transversus abdominis plane block with local anaesthetic; TS, transversus abdominis plane block with saline. *P<0.05 vs SSTS. †P<0.05 vs SSTLA. ‡P<0.05 vs SMTLA. British Journal of Anaesthesia 2011 106, 706-712DOI: (10.1093/bja/aer061) Copyright © 2011 The Author(s) Terms and Conditions
Fig 4 Proportion of patients achieving adequate analgesia. (a) Pain at rest. (b) Pain on movement. SM, spinal morphine; SS, spinal saline; TLA, transversus abdominis plane block with local anaesthetic; TS, transversus abdominis plane block with saline. *P<0.05 vs SSTLA. †P<0.05 vs SSTS. British Journal of Anaesthesia 2011 106, 706-712DOI: (10.1093/bja/aer061) Copyright © 2011 The Author(s) Terms and Conditions