Anatomical variations of the thoracolumbar nerves with reference to transverse abdominal plane (TAP) block

Introduction The transverse abdominal plane (TAP), formed between the transversus abdominis muscle (TAM) and the internal oblique muscle (IOM), contains the thoracolumbar nerve plexus. The plexus is anaesthetised through a blind or ultrasound-guided TAP block, mainly used for post-operative pain...

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Main Author: Smit, Bianca
Other Authors: Briers, N.
Language:en
Published: University of Pretoria 2016
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2263/53046
Smit, B 2015, Anatomical variations of the thoracolumbar nerves with reference to transverse abdominal plane (TAP) block, MSc Dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd <http://hdl.handle.net/2263/53046>