Comparison of caudal block versus splash block for post-operative analgesia in children undergoing sub-umbilical surgery

Local anaesthetic drug Inj. Ropivacaine is used as it is a long acting regional anaesthetic and is well tolerated for surgical anaesthesia as well as post operative pain. It has lower propensity for motor block and reduced CNS toxicity and cardiotoxicity as it is less lipophilic than bupivacaine.6 This study is planned to compare analgesic effect of caudal block and splash block for inguinal herniorrhaphy in pediatric patients.

This study is based on the hypothesis that splash block can have a similar analgesic effect as that of caudal block in children undergoing inguinal hernia repair.