ultrasound guided transversus abdominis plane block versus local wound infiltration for post-operative analgesia in children undergoing appendectomy: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Phase 1
- Conditions
- Pain following appendectomy in childrenAnaesthesiology - Pain management
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12613000595718
- Lead Sponsor
- Ahmad Ramzy
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot yet recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 40
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
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method