Fig. 1From: The impact of dexmedetomidine added to ropivicaine for transversus abdominis plane block on stress response in laparoscopic surgery: a randomized controlled trialCONSORT flow diagram. Control group: no transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block. Ropivacaine group: TAP block with perineural ropivacaine 0.2% only. Low, Medium and High dexmedetomidine (DEX) + ropivacaine group: TAP block with perineural ropivacaine 0.2% and DEX 0.25, 0.5, 1.0 μg/kg, respectivelyBack to article page