None listed
Conditions
Brief summary
The present study was designed to evaluate the analgesic efficacy of ultrasound-guided transversus abdominis plane block with high volume local anesthetic during the first 24 hours after surgery in pediatric patients undergoing inguinal hernia repair. Fifty seven children between 2 to 8 years of age undergoing unilateral inguinal hernioraphy were randomized to undergo a transversus abdominis plane block or to the infiltration anesthesia as control group. Intervention(s): A TAP block was performed using the ultrasound-guided technique with 0.5 mL/kg 0.25 % levobupivacaine volume on the ipsilateral side to the hernia under general anesthesia. Main outcome measures: First analgesic requirement time, cumulative number of uses of analgesic, pain scores and adverse effects were assessed over the course of 24 hours.
Interventions
For postoperative analgesia ultrasound guided unilateral transversus abdominis plane block was applied with 0.5 mL/kg 0.25 % levobupivacaine just before surgical incision for inguinal hernia repair only one time.
Sponsors
Levent Sahin
Study design
Allocation
Randomised controlled trial
Primary purpose
Prevention
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
2 Years to 8 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
American Society of Anesthesiologist (ASA) class I-II children between 2 and 8 years of age, who were scheduled for unilateral inguinal hernia repair
Exclusion criteria
Psychiatric illness, kidney failure and known hypersensitivity to relevant drugs.
Outcome results
None listed