The purpose of the study is to evaluate the effectiveness of EXPAREL in a transversus abdominis plane block by assessing the demand of postoperative narcotic, length of hospital stay and incidence of postoperative complications.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
50
Spectrum Health
Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States
Postoperative Pain Score
Patient will be evaluate for their post operative pain by nurses using visual analog scale from 0 to 10, zero means no pain, 10 is the worst pain can patient ever experience.
Time frame: participants will be followed for the duration of hospital stay, an expected average of 4 days
Postoperative Narcotic Use
Will be measured, by converting all narcotic medicine used during postoperative period to equal morphine in mg, a calculator created by our pharmacy expert is able to convert any narcotic medicine such as fentanyl, oxycodone, hydromorphone, to morphine in mg. By doing that will have one variable to compare to the two groups.
Time frame: participants will be followed for the duration of hospital stay, an expected average of 4 days
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