TRANSVERSUS ABDOMINIS PLANE (TAP) BLOCK GUIDED BY ULTRASOUND - LITERATURE REVIEW

Abstract

Currently, the protocol of the veterinary anesthesiologist has evolved more and more, this is due to new discoveries, whether in pharmacology, monitoring or anesthetic techniques that promote greater quality and safety to the patient. In recent years, locoregional anesthesia has received a great deal of attention in the treatment of pain, aiming not only at patient comfort, but at reducing the requirement for opioid drugs and general anesthetics during the trans and postoperative period. Based on this, the transverse abdominal plane block (TAP Block) emerged as an alternative locoregional anesthesia technique for abdominal surgical procedures. The aid of ultrasound guarantees the anesthesiologist the identification of structures, greater precision and consequently increases the success rate of the block. The local anesthetic is applied in the interneurofascial plane, providing the blockage of the skin, muscles and parietal peritoneum of the abdominal wall. The aim of the present study was to review, based on the literature, the technique and the advantages of performing transverse abdominal plane block guided by ultrasound in small animals.