Advances in laparoscopic techniques combined with enhanced recovery pathways have led to faster recuperation and discharge after colorectal surgery. Peripheral nerve blockade using Transversus Abdominis Plane (TAP) blocks reduce opioid requirements and provide better analgesia than inactive controls for laparoscopic colectomies. This double-blind randomized study was performed comparing TAP blocks using Bupivacaine to standardised wound infiltration with local anaesthetic (LA).
