Health Condition 1: null- undergoing unilateral inguinal herniotomy for circumscision, congential hernia
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Transversus Abdominis Plane Block under ultrasound guidance: Depositing local anaesthetic between two muscles where nerves of the abdominal wall traverse.
Control Intervention1: Caudal
Sponsors
Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Government Hospital
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Children weighing 5-20kg 2. Children belonging to ASA Physical status I & II 3. Children undergoing elective inguinal herniotomy 4. Children undergoing unilateral surgery
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Children undergoing bilateral Inguinal Herniotomy 2. children belonging to ASA status III, IV, 3. Children of age less than 2yrs or more than 7yrs, excluded 4. Children weighing less than 5 kg or more than 20kg 5. Children with known allergy to the drugs used in the study 6. chidren with any local infection at the site of the block 7. Children with any contraindications for caudal anaesthesia such as major sacral malformations, meningitis, raised intracranial hypertension 8. Parent refusal for consent were excluded from the study
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Pain assessment in the post-operative period was done using FLACC pain score.Timepoint: Children were monitored during the time points; 1. immediate post-operative period in the recovery room 2. every hour for the first 12hrs in the post-operative period | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| â?¢ Intraoperative parameters measured: 1. Haemodynamic variability 2. Number of doses of fentanyl (1mcg/kg) required for supplementation during the intra-operative period. 3. Incidence of any adverse events Postoperative parameters measured: 1. Number of doses of rescue analgesia required . 2. Cumulative dose of tramadol consumed 3. Incidence of any side effectsTimepoint: every 5mins in the intraoperstive period and every hour in the post operative period | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactAyshvarya
Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Government Hospital, Trichy
Outcome results
None listed