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Postoperative Analgesic Effect of Two Peripheral Nerve Blocks for Hip Surgery in Pediatrics

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Regional Anesthesia Morbidity
Pain, Postoperative
Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip
Interventions
Procedure: FTPB
Procedure: PENG Block
Registration Number
NCT05348421
Lead Sponsor
Alexandria University
Brief Summary

Hip joint surgery for developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH) in children is extremely painful and associated with considerable postoperative pain despite the use of systemic opioids. Caudal anesthesia and lumbar plexus block (LPB) were still the most common regional anesthesia techniques for perioperative analgesia in children undergoing this type of surgery. recently, pediatric anesthesiologists don't consider choosing both techniques because of potential complications such as intravascular and intrathecal injection, and urine retention. novel peripheral nerve blocks have been advocated in pediatrics to avoid the aforementioned complications such as PEricapsular Nerve Group (PENG) block, Quadratus Lumborum Block (QLB), and Fascia Transversalis Plane Block (FTPB) The objective of the current study is to assess the analgesic efficacy of ultrasound-guided FTPB versus ultrasound-guided PENG block in pediatric patients undergoing open hip surgery for DDH

Detailed Description

During the pre-anesthesia check-up visit, the proposed intervention will be discussed with the eligible participant's parents or caregivers including data about the aim, the advantages, and the expected side effects, and then a detailed written informed consent will be obtained before recruitment and randomization.

All participants will be premedicated with 0.5mg/kg oral midazolam about 30min before being admitted to the operating room. The routine standard monitoring including electrocardiography (ECG), non-invasive blood pressure (NIBP), pulse oximetry for blood oxygen saturation (SpO2), temperature probe, and end-tidal CO2 (EtCO2) will be applied to all participants. Induction of general anesthesia (GA) will be performed using a face mask with sevoflurane inhalation in oxygen starting with 2% up to 8% till complete loss of consciousness after that peripheral intravenous (IV) line will be secured where fentanyl 1 μg/kg and followed by cisatracurium 0.15mg/kg to facilitate orotracheal intubation. Anesthesia will be maintained by using isoflurane 1.2-1.5% in oxygen air mixture 50%:50% in addition to incremental cisatracurium 0.03mg/kg.

After induction of GA, the eligible participants will be randomly assigned to one of two equal groups either FTPB or PENG block.

In both interventional group participants, the assigned block will be performed after induction of GA by the same investigator who will have no further role in the study. Surgery will be started about 15 minutes after performing the block.

Fentanyl 1μg/ kg will be administrated intraoperatively in the case of inadequate analgesia which is defined as an increase of heart rate (HR) and/or mean arterial blood pressure (MAP) more than 20% above the pre-operative values. At the end of the surgery, isoflurane will be switched off and extubation will be done after reversal of muscle relaxant with neostigmine 0.05 mg/kg and atropine 0.02 mg/kg where the participants will be transferred to the Post-Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU). Paracetamol (15 mg/kg) will be administered IV every 6 hours in all participants.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
60
Inclusion Criteria
  • American society association (ASA) physical status class I - II.
  • Participants who will be scheduled for an elective unilateral open hip surgery for correction of DDH under general anesthesia.
Exclusion Criteria
  • Participants with respiratory disease, renal or hepatic insufficiency.
  • Infection of the skin in the puncture area.
  • Coagulopathy.
  • Allergy against any of the drugs to be used (bupivacaine).
  • Neuromuscular disease.
  • Obesity (body mass index, BMI >30).
  • Bilateral hip surgery or previous hip surgery.
  • Previous analgesic medication or chronic pain under treatment.
  • previously known neurological pathologies or central nervous system disorders.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
the ultrasound-guided fascia transversalis plane blockFTPBThe TFPB will be performed while the participant is in the supine position. a high-frequency linear ultrasound probe (5-13 MHz) will be placed transversely in the midaxillary line between the iliac crest and the costal margin. After the external oblique, internal oblique, transversus abdominis muscle, and quadratus lumborum (QL) muscle will be identified.
The ultrasound guided Pericapsular Nerve Group blockPENG Blockwhile the participant is in the supine position, a linear ultrasound probe will be initially placed in a transverse plane over the anterior inferior iliac spine (AIIS) and then aligned with the pubic ramus by rotating the probe counterclockwise approximately 45 degrees; In this view, the ilio-pubic eminence (IPE), the iliopsoas muscle and tendon, the femoral artery, and pectineus muscle will be observed.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
The time until the first rescue analgesic requirement postoperativelythe first postoperative 48 hours

Postoperative pain will be assessed by Face, leg, activity, cry, consolability (FLACC) score by the attending physician either in the PACU or in the surgical ward which ranges from a minimum score of zero (relaxed \& comfortable) to a maximum of 10 (severe discomfort \&pain). Morphine IV 0.1 mg/kg will be given as rescue analgesia if the FLACC score will be more than 3.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Alexandria University

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Alexandria, Egypt

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