Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Children 3-10 years of age belonging to American Society of Anaesthesiologists grade 1,2,3 undergoing elective video assisted thoracoscopic surgery under general anaesthesia
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1.History of bleeding diathesis 2.Child receiving anticoagulant treatment 3.Infection at the region of block 4.Any known allergies to local anaesthetics or opioids
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The mean intraoperative opioid requirements in both the groups[Erector spinae plane block group or Control group]Timepoint: Till total duration of surgery | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1.Post operative pain score using VAS or FLACC scale 2.Total number of doses of analgesia required in the 1st 24 hour postoperatively 3.Adverse events if any like haematoma due to block, nausea, vomiting, respiratory depression 4.To document the time to perform the Erector spinae plane block which is defined as the time from the start of nerve block needle insertion till removal of the needle after administering the local anaesthetic drug in the erector spinae plane.Timepoint: 24 hours | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Maulana Azad Medical College and associated Lok Nayak Hospital