Reducing the pain: A cost-effectiveness analysis of transversus abdominis plane block using liposomal bupivacaine for outpatient laparoscopic ventral hernia repair

Background: Transversus abdominis plane block with liposomal bupivacaine has been studied as an effective method of reducing the need for postoperative opioids and increasing same-day discharge rates. However, less is known about the cost-effectiveness of this strategy relative to opioids alone for...

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Main Authors: Alexander L. Colonna, Brandon K. Bellows, Toby M. Enniss, Jason B. Young, Marta McCrum, Jade M. Nunez, Raminder Nirula, Richard E. Nelson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-04-01
Series:Surgery Open Science
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589845020300038