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Clinical Trials/ACTRN12613000595718
ACTRN12613000595718
Not Yet Recruiting
Phase 1

ultrasound guided transversus abdominis plane block versus local wound infiltration for post-operative analgesia in children undergoing appendectomy: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Ahmad Ramzy0 sites40 target enrollmentMay 27, 2013

Overview

Phase
Phase 1
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Not specified
Sponsor
Ahmad Ramzy
Enrollment
40
Status
Not Yet Recruiting
Last Updated
6 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Registry
who.int
Start Date
May 27, 2013
End Date
TBD
Last Updated
6 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Sex
All

Investigators

Sponsor
Ahmad Ramzy

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) classification score 1\-2
  • \- Age :4 year to14years
  • \-Weight less than or equal to 60 kg
  • \-Presenting for laparoscopic appendectomy

Exclusion Criteria

  • \- ASA physical status \> II
  • \- Patients \< 4 years of age
  • \- Weight greater than 60 kg
  • \- Co\-morbid diseases (cardiac, pulmonary (not including asthma), neurological disease.
  • \- children undergoing an additional surgical procedure at an anatomical location not covered by a unilateral TAP block during the same anesthetic
  • \- children in whom a TAP block is contraindicated, i.e. surgical scar or distorted anatomy at the site of injection

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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