The Potential Benefits of Peripheral Nerve Blocks in Robotic and Laparoscopic Surgery: Updated Review.

We hope to update the reader on recent literature investigating the use of regional anesthesia for laparoscopic and robotic surgery. These peripheral nerve blocks are now supported by evidence in robotic or laparoscopic surgery: (1). transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block for robotic prostatectomy, (2) paravertebral block (PVB) for robotic mitral valve repair, (3) SAPB for robotic thymectomy, (4) TAP or erector spinae plane block (ESPB) for laparoscopic cholecystectomy, (5) quadratus lumborum block (QLB), ESPB, or PVB for percutaneous nephrolithotomy, (6) QLB or ESPB for partial or full nephrectomy, and (7) TAP or QLB for laparoscopic colectomy.