Quadratus Lumborum vs Caudal Epidural Block for Perioperative Analgesia in Pediatric Patients for Upper Abdominal Surgeries

Ain Shams University52 enrolled

Overview

Compare between the analgesic effect of the Ultrasound-guided quadratus lumborum block and single Caudal epidural injection in pediatric patients undergoing surgeries with supraumbilical incisions.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Post Operative Pain, Acute

Interventions

Quadratus lumborum blockPROCEDURE

Ultrasound-guided quadratus lumborum block

Caudal epidural injectionPROCEDURE

Single Caudal epidural injection

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 2 YearsMax age: 8 YearsHealthy volunteers:

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Inclusion Criteria: * Any pediatric patient aged from 2 to 8 years undergoing abdominal Surgery with Supraumbilical umbilical incision Exclusion Criteria: * parents refusal to participate in the study, * previous history of allergy to local anesthetics * hemodynamic instability * Coagulopathy,

Locations (1)

Ain shams university hospital

Cairo, Abbasia, Egypt

RECRUITING

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Pain score

Face, leg, activity, cry and consolability score With score of 0 meaning no pain and requires no intervention and score of 10 indicating the worst imaginable pain requiring rescue analgesia

Time frame: 24 hours postoperative

Central Contacts

Mohamed A Tolba, MD

CONTACT

0020 115 6622298 Mohamedtolba@med.asu.edu.eg

Aya H Moussa, MD

CONTACT

0020 1114555939 ayahisham@med.asu.edu.eg

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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