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Ultrasound Guided Posterior Versus Lateral Transversus Abdominis Plan Block for Prolonged Postoperative Analgesic Effect in Children

Not Applicable
Conditions
Pain, Postoperative
Interventions
Procedure: postoperative analgesia for lower abdominal surgery in children
Registration Number
NCT04049838
Lead Sponsor
Kasr El Aini Hospital
Brief Summary

Ultrasound Guided Posterior Versus Lateral Transversus Abdominis Plan Block for Prolonged Postoperative Analgesic Effect in Children

Detailed Description

the investigators will compare the effect of posterior Transversus abdominis plan block versus the effect of lateral transversus abdominis plan bock regarding the duration of analgesia and patients satisfaction the study will be conducted on 69 children aged from 1 to 7 years presented for lower abdominal surgery.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
UNKNOWN
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
69
Inclusion Criteria
  • children from 1- 7 years
  • scheduled to undergo lower abdominal surgery
Exclusion Criteria
  • bleeding disorders
  • emergency surgery
  • skin lesion at site of needle insertion

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
convential analgesiapostoperative analgesia for lower abdominal surgery in childrenconventional analgesia in form of 1 micrograms. Kg-1 fentanyl and paracetamol 15 mg. Kg-1 suppositories
lateral transversus abdominis blockpostoperative analgesia for lower abdominal surgery in childrenpatients will take lateral transversus abdominis plan block. The block will be done unilaterally on the same side of proposed surery with 0.25% bupivacaine at a volume of 1 ml·kg-1
posterior tansversus abodominis plane blockpostoperative analgesia for lower abdominal surgery in childrenpatients will take posterior transversus abdominis plane block. The block will be done unilaterally on the same side of proposed surery with 0.25% bupivacaine at a volume of 1 ml·kg-1
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
postoperative pain assessment by the CHEOPS scorethe first 24 hours postoperative

Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Pain Scale (CHEOPS) for Post-Op Pediatric Pain the score is based on 6 crtiteria:

1. crying

2. facial expression

3. child verbal expression

4. body positiion

5. touching or grabbing at wound

6. legs position criterion 1 is given a score of 1-3, criterion 2 and 3 are given score 0-2, criterion 4,5 and 6 are given a score 1-2 making the worst possible score 13 while the least possible score is 4.

a total score of 6 or less indicates adequate analgesia

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
heart rateat 2,4,8,12 and 24 hours postoperative

Measurement of heart rate (beats per minute)

Mean arterial blood pressureat 2,4,8,12 and 24 hours postoperative

Measurement of Mean arterial blood pressure ( mm Hg)

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Kasr Al Aini

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Cairo, Egypt

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