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## Background This review and meta-analysis aims to evaluate the analgesic efficacy of continuous transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block compared with epidural analgesia (EA) in adults after abdominal surgery. ## Methods The databases PubMed, Embase and Cochrane Central Register were searched from inception to June 2019 for all available randomized controlled trials (RCTs) that evaluated the analgesic efficacy of continuous TAP block compared with EA after abdominal surgery. The weighted mean differences (WMDs) were estimates for continuous variables with a 95% confidence interval (CI) and risk ratio (RR) for dichotomous data. The pre-specified primary outcome was the dynamic pain scores 24 h postoperatively. ## Results Eight trials including 453 patients (TAP block:224 patients; EA: 229 patients) ultimately met the inclusion criteria and seven trials were included in the meta-analysis. Dynamic pain scores after 24 h were equivalent between TAP block and EA groups (WMD:0.44; 95% CI: 0.1 to 0.99; I^2^ = 91%; __p__ = 0.11). The analysis showed a significant difference between the subgroups according to regularly administering (4 trials; WMD:-0.11; 95% CI: − 0.32 to 0.09; I^2^ = 0%;

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Author

Qin, Chaosheng; Liu, Yuanming; Xiong, Jijun; Wang, Xiaogang; Dong, Qinghua; Su, Tingshi; Liu, Jingchen

Publisher

BioMed Central; Springer (Biomed Central Ltd.); [London]: BioMed Central, 2001-; Springer Science and Business Media LLC (ISSN 1471-2253)

Published

2020

Language

EN

Field

Medicine (Health Sciences)