Health Condition 1: null- Unilateral lower abdominal surgery such as hernia repair, orchidopexy
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Two techniques for postoperative pain relief
1. Caudal epidural block
2. Ultrasound guided Transversus Abdominus plane block: Children undergoing lower abdominal surgery will receive e
Sponsors
Department of Anaesthesiology Pain and Perioperative Medicine
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1.ASA physical status I or II 2.unilateral lower abdominal surgeries such as hernia repair, orchidopexy under general anaesthesia
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1.Children undergoing bilateral lower abdominal surgery. 2.Children with known allergy to bupivacaine. 3.Children undergoing additional surgical procedure at anatomical location not covered by either transversus abdominis plane block or caudal block. 4.Children with history of renal or hepatic insufficiency
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Duration of postoperative analgesia: It will be defined as the time interval beginning from the end of anaesthesia to the time the child has a FLACC score 3Timepoint: From begining of anaesthesia till first 24 hours postoperatively | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Quality of pain relief in the first 24 hours postoperatively evaluated using the FLACC scale. 2. Amount of rescue analgesia administered. 3. Incidence of side effects such as bradycardia, hypotension, respiratory depression, nausea /vomiting and urinary retention Timepoint: From begining of anaesthesia till first 24 hours postoperatively | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr Nitin Sethi
Department of Anaesthesiology Pain and Perioperative Medicine Sir Ganga Ram Hospital
Outcome results
None listed