Do transversus abdominis plane (TAP) blocks improve pain after laparoscopic bilateral inguinal hernia repairs beyond the recovery unit? A randomized control trial.

Purpose: While surgeons agree that perioperative field blocks should be performed for open inguinal hernia surgery, there lacks consensus in the minimally invasive context. Prior small-scale randomized trials study pain scores only up to 24 h postoperatively. Thus, we sought to investigate the analgesic benefits of a bupivacaine transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block in the first 4 postoperative days.

Evaluating the safety of bariatric surgery as a bridge to kidney transplant: a retrospective cohort study.

Background: Bariatric surgery has been proven safe in end-stage kidney disease (ESKD); however, few studies have evaluated whether a history of bariatric surgery impacts transplant-specific outcomes. We hypothesize that a history of bariatric surgery at the time of transplant does not adversely impact transplant-specific outcomes.

Methods: The IBM MarketScan Commercial Claims and Encounters database was queried for patients with a history of kidney transplant between 2000 and 2021.