Hartford Hospital
This study will be a single center, prospective triple blinded randomized controlled study, comparing the use of liposomal bupivacaine (Exparel) to regular bupivacaine with adjuncts in bilateral mid-abdominal transverse abdominis plane (TAP) blocks for patients undergoing laparoscopic colectomy procedures.
Inclusion Criteria: * Patients scheduled for elective laparoscopic colectomy surgery to be performed by one of the 4 colorectal surgeons in the study. * English speaking patients * Patients with American Society of Anesthesiology (ASA) physical status score I- IV Exclusion Criteria: 1. Emergency laparoscopic colectomy surgery 2. Patients with distant metastatic cancers (e.g. bone, lung, brain). 3. Scheduled for multi organs resection surgery in addition to colectomy. 4. Patients with contraindications to TAP or RS blocks including but not limited to anatomical abnormality, previous surgical…
60mL of 0.25% Bupivacaine (150mg)+ 20 mL of 1.3% Exparel (266 mg)+20mL NS=100mL
80mL 0.25% bupivacaine (200mg) + 300mcg (0.3mL) epinephrine + 5mg (0.5mL) preservative free dexamethasone + 20mL NS= 100mL
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