Clinical Focus ›› 2024, Vol. 39 ›› Issue (4): 337-341.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1004-583X.2024.04.007

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Application of ultrasound-guided TAP block in acute pancreatitis and its effect on abdominal pain and PAP level

Zhang Yuan1(), Ma Liang1, Huang Tao1, Wang Haili2   

  1. 1. Departmnet of Critical Care Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Gansu Medical College, Pingliang 744000, China
    2. School of Basic Medicine, Gansu Medical College, Pingliang 744000, China
  • Received:2023-11-24 Online:2024-04-20 Published:2024-06-28
  • Contact: Zhang Yuan, Email: 499214746@qq.com

Abstract:

Objective To study application of ultrasound-guided transverse abdominal plane (TAP) block in acute pancreatitis and its effect on abdominal pain and pancreatitis associated protein (PAP) level. Methods Ninety-five patients with acute pancreatitis admitted to our hospital from July 2019 to August 2023 were enrolled in this study. They were randomly assigned into the control group (n=47, intravenous injection of sufentanil for analgesia) and the experimental group (n=48, ultrasound-guided TAP block for analgesia). The changes in vital signs, incidence of abdominal pain, positive rate of PAP, pain, sedation score, amylase, lipase, urine amylase, Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation Ⅱ (APACHEⅡ) and Modified Multiple Organ Dysfunction Score (modified Marshall score) were compared between the two groups after analgesia. Results There was no significant difference in body temperature between the two groups after analgesia (P>0.05). The heart rate and respiratory rate in the experimental group were significantly lower than those of control group, but the oxygenation index was significantly higher (P<0.05). After analgesia, the incidence of abdominal pain and positive rate of PAP in experimental group were significantly lower than those of control group (P<0.05). After analgesia, pain and sedation scores were significantly decreased in both groups, and the reductions in experimental group were more obvious relative to the control group (P<0.05). After analgesia, amylase, lipase and urine amylase were significantly decreased in both groups, and the decreases in experimental group were more common compared to the control group (P<0.05). After analgesia, the APACHEⅡ and Marshall scores of both groups were significantly decreased, and the decreases in the experimental group were more pronounced compared with the control group (P<0.05). Conclusion Ultrasound-guided TAP block has a certain effect in the analgesia of acute pancreatitis, which can effectively improve the abdominal pain and PAP level of patients.

Key words: pancreatitis, abdominal pain, under ultrasonic guidance, plane block of transverse abdominal muscle, pancreatitis-associated proteins

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