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

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, it is 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.

Timeline

Start

2017-10-01

Primary completion

2018-10-31

Completion

2018-10-31

Publications

• Polat H, Senturk E, Savran Karadeniz M, Bingul ES, Emre Demirel E, Erginel B, Tugrul KM. Effects of ultrasound guided caudal epidural and transversus abdominis plane block on postoperative analgesia in pediatric inguinal hernia repair surgeries. J Pediatr Urol. 2023 Apr;19(2):213.e1-213.e7. doi: 10.1016/j.jpurol.2022.11.005. Epub 2022 Nov 15.

Drugs

Indications

No indication recorded.