Popliteal Block for Postoperative Pain in Knee-ankle Soft Tissue Surgery in Cerebral Palsy

Summary

Popliteal block is a technique for providing postoperative pain management in children. In this randomized double-blinded study, the investigators evaluated the effects of preoperative popliteal nerve block on postoperative pain and analgesic requirement in children with cerebral palsy (CP) undergoing knee-anckle soft tissue surgery. The Wong Baker faces scale and skin conductance fluctuations will be assessed.

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Start

2015-06

Primary completion

2016-05

Completion

2016-06

Publications

• Results Ledowski T, Bromilow J, Wu J, Paech MJ, Storm H, Schug SA. The assessment of postoperative pain by monitoring skin conductance: results of a prospective study. Anaesthesia. 2007 Oct;62(10):989-93. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.2007.05191.x.
• Results Johnston BM, Gunn TR, Gluckman PD. Surface cooling rapidly induces coordinated activity in the upper and lower airway muscles of the fetal lamb in utero. Pediatr Res. 1988 Mar;23(3):257-61. doi: 10.1203/00006450-198803000-00005.
• Ozkan D, Gonen E, Akkaya T, Bakir M. Popliteal block for lower limb surgery in children with cerebral palsy: effect on sevoflurane consumption and postoperative pain (a randomized, double-blinded, controlled trial). J Anesth. 2017 Jun;31(3):358-364. doi: 10.1007/s00540-017-2318-2. Epub 2017 Feb 14.

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