Acute appendicitis
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Age: 8 <= age <= 16 years old; 2. Body Mass Index (BMI): 19 kg/m^2 <= BMI <= 28 kg/m^2; 3. Meeting the diagnostic criteria for acute appendicitis (supported by clinical manifestations, laboratory tests, and imaging evidence); 4. American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) Physical Status Classification: Grade I-II; 5. Scheduled to undergo emergency laparoscopic appendectomy (LA) within 24 hours after diagnosis; 6. Informed consent signed by the legal guardian.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Known history of allergy to local anesthetics; 2. Abnormal coagulation function (platelet count 1.5); 3. Skin/soft tissue infection in the puncture area; 4. Long-term preoperative use (> 3 months) of opioids or acetaminophen-based analgesics; 5. Presence of cognitive impairment or mental illness that prevents cooperation with Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) assessment; 6. Legal guardians' inability to master the operation method of Patient-Controlled Intravenous Analgesia (PCIA) pump; 7. Legal guardians' refusal to sign the informed consent form.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Pediatric Quality of Recovery-15 Score (PQoR-15 Score); | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Puncture-Related Complications;Guardian's Analgesia Satisfaction Score;Time to First Ambulation After Surgery;Postoperative Cumulative Opioid Consumption;Postoperative Pain Score;Time to Gastrointestinal Function Recovery;Opioid-Related Side Effects; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Anhui Provincial children's hospital