Postoperative pain management in children is still standing as a problem to solve. Effect of quadratus lumborum block has been shown to be a promising technique to overcome postoperative pain in children undergoing low abdominal surgeries. Erector spinae plane block is a new defined relatively safer and easier regional anesthesia technique which could be used for this purpose. Primary aim of this double blinded randomized controlled trial is to compare the analgesic efficacy of this two block techniques in this group of pediatric patients.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
DOUBLE
Enrollment
60
Erector Spinae Plane block will be administered under general anesthesia before the surgery
Quadratus Lumborum Block will be administered under general anesthesia before the surgery
0,25% Bupivacaine was used 0,5ml/kg (max. 20cc) for block performances
Kocaeli University Hospital
İzmit, Kocaeli, Turkey (Türkiye)
Pain scores
FLACC scale will be used. The Face, Legs, Activity, Cry, Consolability scale or FLACC scale is a measurement used to assess pain for children between the ages of 2 months and 7 years or individuals that are unable to communicate their pain. The scale is scored in a range of 0-10 with 0 representing no pain. The scale has five criteria, which are each assigned a score of 0, 1 or 2.
Time frame: Postoperative first 6hours
Time to first analgesic drug
Time to first analgesic drug will be recorded
Time frame: first 48 hour
Need for analgesic
Number of patients who required analgesic in the first 24 hour
Time frame: 24 hour
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