The Efficacy of Different Bupivacaine Concentrations in Pediatric Patients Undergoing Transversus Abdominis Plane Block

Summary

This study is designed to compare the analgesic efficacy of different bupivacaine concentrations in pediatric patients undergoing ultrasound-guided transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block for unilateral inguinal hernia repair. In recruited 74 patients; Group 1 (n:37) received 1 mg/kg bupivakain 0.25% and Group 2 (n: 37) received 1 mg/kg bupivakain 0.125% for ultrasound-guided TAP block following standard general anaesthesia induction. FLACC (Face, Legs, Activity, Cry, Consolability) behavioral pain assessment scale was used for evaluating patients' postoperative pain levels at 15-, 30-, 45-minute and 1-, 2-, 6-, 24-hour. Tramadol 1 mg/kg was administered intravenously as rescue analgesic when FLACC score was ≥4. Total analgesic requirement, length of hospital stay and side effects were recorded.

Timeline

Start

2016-11-01

Primary completion

2017-06-01

Completion

2017-07-01

Publications

• Karadeniz MS, Atasever AG, Salviz EA, Bingul ES, Ciftci HS, Dincer MB, Sungur MO. Transversus abdominis plane block with different bupivacaine concentrations in children undergoing unilateral inguinal hernia repair: a single-blind randomized clinical trial. BMC Anesthesiol. 2022 Nov 21;22(1):355. doi: 10.1186/s12871-022-01907-y.

Drugs

Indications

No indication recorded.