Katherine Drexelius MD , Steven Baltic MD, MS , Kennedy Gachigi MS , Caleb Lifsey BS , P. Bradley Segebarth MD
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While TAP blocks are also commonly performed for anterior spinal surgery, literature evaluating outcomes after TAP blocks for ALIF patients is sparse.</div></div><div><h3>PURPOSE</h3><div>This retrospective cohort study aims to determine the effect of TAP blocks on perioperative opioid use and hospital length of stay.</div></div><div><h3>STUDY DESIGN/SETTING</h3><div>Retrospective cohort study.</div></div><div><h3>PATIENT SAMPLE</h3><div>A total of 295 patients aged 18 years or older undergoing 1- or 2-level ALIF at a single institution with or without associated posterior percutaneous instrumented fusion. Of these, 102 patients received a preoperative TAP block, while 193 patients did not receive a TAP block.</div></div><div><h3>OUTCOME MEASURES</h3><div>Hospital length of stay and postoperative morphine milliequivalents.</div></div><div><h3>METHODS</h3><div>Following IRB approval, retrospective chart review was performed for patients 18 years or older undergoing 1- or 2-level ALIF with or without associated posterior percutaneous instrumented fusion. Patients undergoing concomitant lateral interbody fusions, open posterior spinal decompression, revision surgery, or 3 or more level surgery were excluded from analysis. Baseline demographics, surgical details, length of stay (LOS), and data on inpatient opioid use (converted to morphine milliequivalents, MME) were collected. Total MME and MME stratified by postoperative day (POD) was collected. Statistical analysis included descriptive statistics, t-tests, and chi-square tests where appropriate. Bivariate and multivariate regression models were used to analyze the relationship of TAP blocks with LOS and narcotic use postoperatively.</div></div><div><h3>RESULTS</h3><div>In total, 295 patients were included, with 102 (34.6%) undergoing TAP block and 193 (65.4%) patients without TAP block. There were no significant differences in baseline patient characteristics, number of levels fused, or prevalence of concomitant posterior instrumented fusion. Use of a TAP block had no statistically significant effect on LOS, and bivariate analysis revealed no effect when groups were analyzed by sex, age, BMI, preoperative opioid use, or number of levels fused. TAP block patients received significantly more MME on POD 0 and on combined POD 1 and 2 than those without a TAP block. There was no significant difference in POD 1 MME between patients with or without TAP block. Bivariate analysis did not reveal any subgroup who benefitted from a TAP block, but rather revealed that certain demographics who received a TAP block received more MME than those without a TAP block. Females who received a TAP block received a mean 77.2 MME, compared to 63.5 MME in those without a TAP block (p = 0.026). Patients with a normal BMI who received a TAP block received a mean 82 MME versus 45.2 MME in those without a TAP block (p = 0.009).</div></div><div><h3>CONCLUSIONS</h3><div>Our data would suggest that TAP blocks do not provide statistically significant changes in LOS or quantity of postoperative opioid medication consumed. 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28. Impact of transversus abdominis plane block on length of stay and postoperative opioid use in anterior lumbar interbody fusion
BACKGROUND CONTEXT
Anterior lumbar interbody fusion (ALIF) is an increasingly common surgical procedure in the United States for a variety of spinal pathologies. As both opioid use and healthcare costs remain major national healthcare crises, it is crucial to understand methods of effective pain management in spine surgery, including regional anesthesia. Transversus abdominis plane (TAP) blocks have become one of the most commonly performed truncal blocks for general surgery procedures of the abdomen and retroperitoneum. There is growing evidence that TAP blocks may result in decreased narcotic use, decreased length of stay, and improved pain scores in the general surgery setting. While TAP blocks are also commonly performed for anterior spinal surgery, literature evaluating outcomes after TAP blocks for ALIF patients is sparse.
PURPOSE
This retrospective cohort study aims to determine the effect of TAP blocks on perioperative opioid use and hospital length of stay.
STUDY DESIGN/SETTING
Retrospective cohort study.
PATIENT SAMPLE
A total of 295 patients aged 18 years or older undergoing 1- or 2-level ALIF at a single institution with or without associated posterior percutaneous instrumented fusion. Of these, 102 patients received a preoperative TAP block, while 193 patients did not receive a TAP block.
OUTCOME MEASURES
Hospital length of stay and postoperative morphine milliequivalents.
METHODS
Following IRB approval, retrospective chart review was performed for patients 18 years or older undergoing 1- or 2-level ALIF with or without associated posterior percutaneous instrumented fusion. Patients undergoing concomitant lateral interbody fusions, open posterior spinal decompression, revision surgery, or 3 or more level surgery were excluded from analysis. Baseline demographics, surgical details, length of stay (LOS), and data on inpatient opioid use (converted to morphine milliequivalents, MME) were collected. Total MME and MME stratified by postoperative day (POD) was collected. Statistical analysis included descriptive statistics, t-tests, and chi-square tests where appropriate. Bivariate and multivariate regression models were used to analyze the relationship of TAP blocks with LOS and narcotic use postoperatively.
RESULTS
In total, 295 patients were included, with 102 (34.6%) undergoing TAP block and 193 (65.4%) patients without TAP block. There were no significant differences in baseline patient characteristics, number of levels fused, or prevalence of concomitant posterior instrumented fusion. Use of a TAP block had no statistically significant effect on LOS, and bivariate analysis revealed no effect when groups were analyzed by sex, age, BMI, preoperative opioid use, or number of levels fused. TAP block patients received significantly more MME on POD 0 and on combined POD 1 and 2 than those without a TAP block. There was no significant difference in POD 1 MME between patients with or without TAP block. Bivariate analysis did not reveal any subgroup who benefitted from a TAP block, but rather revealed that certain demographics who received a TAP block received more MME than those without a TAP block. Females who received a TAP block received a mean 77.2 MME, compared to 63.5 MME in those without a TAP block (p = 0.026). Patients with a normal BMI who received a TAP block received a mean 82 MME versus 45.2 MME in those without a TAP block (p = 0.009).
CONCLUSIONS
Our data would suggest that TAP blocks do not provide statistically significant changes in LOS or quantity of postoperative opioid medication consumed. With the largest patient cohort reported to date, our results suggest that TAP blocks should not be routinely performed for patients undergoing ALIF.
FDA Device/Drug Status
This abstract does not discuss or include any applicable devices or drugs.
期刊介绍:
The Spine Journal, the official journal of the North American Spine Society, is an international and multidisciplinary journal that publishes original, peer-reviewed articles on research and treatment related to the spine and spine care, including basic science and clinical investigations. It is a condition of publication that manuscripts submitted to The Spine Journal have not been published, and will not be simultaneously submitted or published elsewhere. The Spine Journal also publishes major reviews of specific topics by acknowledged authorities, technical notes, teaching editorials, and other special features, Letters to the Editor-in-Chief are encouraged.