Subjects will be undergoing an elective intra-abdominal or abdominal wall operation, including pelvic operations. Surgery specialties included are general surgery, surgical oncology, urology, gynecology, plastic surgery.
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Subjects with a history of dementia or aphasia, as visual analog scale and confusion assessment will be unreliable.
Patients with an epidural or spinal catheter block.
Patients who do not speak English so that a language barrier is not confused with VAS scoring or confusion.
Patients who are abusing alcohol defined by a high AUDIT score (\>8) will be excluded.
History of bipolar disorder or a psychotic disorder (such as a psychotic major depression, schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, or psychosis in Alzheimer's disease or other dementia).
Patients with a documented allergy to ropivacaine or other sodium channel blockers.
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