TAP Blockade for Pain Control in One-Anastomosis Gastric Bypass

Transversus Abdominis Plane (TAP) Blockade as Multimodal Analgesia for Pain Control in One-Anastomosis Gastric Bypass (OAGB)

Patients will be randomized into 2 groups:

• TAP: Patients undergoing TAP blockade, associated with intravenous Acetaminophen analgesia
• IV: Patients receiving only intravenous Acetaminophen analgesia

Postoperative pain 24 hours after surgery will be evaluated.

Patients will be randomized into 2 groups:

• TAP: Patients undergoing TAP blockade, associated with intravenous Acetaminophen analgesia (1g/6h)
• IV: Patients receiving only intravenous Acetaminophen analgesia (1g/6h)

Postoperative pain 24 hours after surgery will be evaluated, by a Visual Analogic Scale (VAS), ranging from 0 to 100mm.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients undergoing One-anastomosis gastric bypass (OAGB) as primary bariatric procedure

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients undergoing OAGB as revisional procedure
• Patients undergoing other bariatric procedures
• Patients undergoing additional surgical procedures during the same surgical act (band removal, cholecystectomy, hernioplasty, or hiatal hernia treatment)
• Patients with history of allegy to local anesthetic drugs