Caudal Block and Transversus Abdominis Plane Block in Pediatric Inguinal Hernia Repair

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2018-10-31
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

Pediatric inguinal hernia repair (IHR) candidates experiences ordinarily mild to moderate pain, rarely severe pain in the postoperative period. Caudal epidural block (CEB) and transversus abdominis plane block (TAPB) are two effective postoperative analgesia options. In this randomized study, we aimed to compare the effects of CEB and TAPB on postoperative pain scores, additional analgesic requirement, postoperative nausea and vomiting incidence, procedural complications, family and surgeon satisfaction, length of hospital stay, chronic pain development in pediatric bilateral open IHR.

• Phase: N/A
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Istanbul University
• Treatments: Bupivacaine

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• patients aged 1-7 years who were scheduled for elective bilateral open IHR included in the study

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients with relative or absolute contraindications to TAPB or CEB, patients with chronic constipation or chronic pain disorders that may affect the evaluation of postoperative pain scores, patients who underwent emergency surgery, and patients with a history of allergic reaction to local anesthetics were excluded from the study.