Comparison of regional block, wound infiltration and caudal block for post operative pain management in participants undergoing inguinal herniotomy.
Investigators are comparing three modalities (regional block, wound infiltration and caudal block), for post operative pain management in participants after inguinal herniotomy.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
2
regional block with 0.25% Bupivacaine at a dose of 2ml/kg with adrenaline
Infiltration of surgical site with 0.25% Bupivacaine at 0.5ml/kg dose
Infiltration of caudal epidural space with 0.25% Bupivacaine at 1ml/kg dose
Mayo Hospital
Lahore, Punjab Province, Pakistan
post operative pain -FLACC Pain sacle
Post operative pain management will be calculated by use of FLACC Pain scale . An overall pain score ranging from 0 to 10.
Time frame: Within 24 hours
post operative pain -Wong-Baker Faces pain scale
The scale shows a series of faces ranging from a happy face at 0, or "no hurt", to a crying face at 10, which represents "hurts like the worst pain imaginable".
Time frame: Within 24 hours
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