This study is a non-inferiority trial designed to assess the analgesic efficacy of an intravenous (IV) lidocaine infusion against single-injection transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block in patients undergoing kidney transplant surgery. The investigators propose a study of 124 subjects randomized into two groups. The control group will receive a TAP block. The study group will receive a continuous IV lidocaine infusion. The investigators hypothesize that there will be no statistically significant difference in postoperative opioid consumption between the two groups in the first 24 hours.
This study will compare continuous intravenous lidocaine against single-injection transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block as a modality for postoperative analgesia in kidney transplant surgery.