Comparison of Analgesic Efficacy between ultrasound guided quadratus lumborum block and landmark guided caudal block in paediatric patients undergoing unilateral lower abdominal surgeries
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Not yet recruiting
- Sponsor
- Dr Udipta Bhuyan
- Enrollment
- 100
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- To compare the analgesic requirement in the first 24 hours
Overview
Brief Summary
Paediatric patients undergoing lower abdominal surgeries often experience postoperative pain, necessitating effective analgesia to optimise recovery and discomfort.
Inadequate analgesia in the paediatric patients can cause biobehavioural changes that may modulate future responses to pain .
Providing adequate analgesia is a pre-requisite for early and enhanced recovery after surgery.
Quadratus lumborum block and caudal block are regional anaesthesia techniques used to provide postoperative pain relief in this population.
Hence, this study aims to compare the analgesic requirements in the first 24 hours postoperatively between Quadratus lumborum block and caudal block in paediatric patients undergoing unilateral lower abdominal surgeries.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Na
- Masking
- None
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 1.00 Year(s) to 8.00 Year(s) (—)
- Sex
- All
Inclusion Criteria
- •1.Aged 1-8 years 2.ASA Grade 1 and 2 3.Scheduled for unilateral lower abdominal surgery under general anaesthesia.
Exclusion Criteria
- •1.Parent of the patient not willing to give consent.
- •2.Allergy to the study drug 3.Infection at the site of block 4.Spinal deformity 5.Developmental delay 6.Seizure disorder 7.Disorders of coagulation 8.Cardiovascular,renal and liver diseases.
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
To compare the analgesic requirement in the first 24 hours
Time Frame: Postoperative pain will be assessed by using the FLACC scale at 30mins,1,2,4,6,12 and 24 hours
Secondary Outcomes
- 1.Duration of analgesia between the two groups(2.Pain scores between the two groups)
Investigators
Dr Udipta Bhuyan
Gauhati Medical College and Hospital