Urogenital surgery is one of the most frequently performed surgical procedures in the pediatric patient population. There is no consensus on which analgesic method is most effective for pain control in these patients. In clinical practice, if there are no contraindications, caudal block or penile block combined with intravenous fentanyl can be preferred as an analgesic method. In this study, the results of these two analgesia methods will be compared with the research.Randomly selected participants will be compared by looking at parameters such as postoperative questionnaire results, walking time and urination time.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Enrollment
120
In the caudal block group, after the induction of caudal block with investigations, 0.2% bupivacaine will be applied to the epidural space in a volume of 0.8 mL/kg and a maximum of 20 mL will be injected into the epidural space and the surgical incision will be made at the 15th minute. For participants after surgery, Pediatric Anesthesia Emergence Delirium (PAED), Face Leg Activity Cry Consolability (FLACC) scales will be recorded, and for parental satisfaction, the LIKERT scale will be used. In addition, the child's walking time, first urination time, and need for additional painkillers will be questioned and recorded.
In the penile block and IV fentanyl group, 1 µg/kg fentanyl will be administered by the investigations and 5 minutes later, penile block will be performed using 0.25% bupivacaine at a dose of 0.2 mL/kg. For participants after surgery, Pediatric Anesthesia Emergence Delirium (PAED), Face Leg Activity Cry Consolability (FLACC) scales will be recorded, and for parental satisfaction, the LIKERT scale will be used. In addition, the child's walking time, first urination time, and need for additional painkillers will be questioned and recorded.
Ankara Etlik City Hospital
Yenimahalle, Ankara, Turkey (Türkiye)
Pediatric Anesthesia Emergence Delirium (PAED) Scale
The PAED scale will be used to assess post-anesthesia emergence agitation. This scale was defined in 2004 and is considered the standard for diagnosing emergence agitation. The scale, consisting of five statements (from "child makes eye contact" to "child cannot be comforted") is rated from 1 to 4, with a maximum score of 20. Patients are observed for each of the 5 symptoms of delirium. After an observation is completed, the clinician subjectively scores the severity of that delirium symptom using the Lickert scale ("not at all," "only a little," "quite a bit," "very much," and "extremely"). A total score of 10 or more may be consistent with delirium urgent. As the score increases, a score of ≥10 points indicates 64% sensitivity and 86% specificity for delirium, while a score of \>12 points provides 100% sensitivity and 94.5% specificity for the diagnosis of emergency delirium (ED).
Time frame: The first evaluation will be made after extubation, the second evaluation will be made at the 15th minute after surgery.
Face Leg Activity Cry Consolability (FLACC) Scale
The FLACC scale will be used to assess pain. Developed as a tool for evaluating postoperative pain in children, this scale is one of the most widely known and commonly recommended pain measurement scales. Each category in the "FLACC" (Face, Legs, Activity, Cry, Consolability) pain assessment scale is evaluated between 0-2, Total score varies between 0 and 10. A score of 0 indicates that the child is calm and relaxed, a score of 1-3 indicates that the child is mildly disturbed, a score of 4-6 indicates that the child is in moderate pain, a score of 7-10 indicates that the child is significantly disturbed, in pain, or both.
Time frame: The first evaluation will be made after extubation, the second evaluation will be made at the 15th minute after surgery.
LİKERT Scale
The LIKERT scale will be used to assess the satisfaction of the patient and his/her parents. The Likert scale is a one-dimensional scale used to collect the opinions of the participants. In our study, a 5-point Likert scale will be used. The patient will be visited after the surgery, and the satisfaction of the patient and his/her relatives in the postoperative period will be questioned. 1) Not at all satisfied 2) Somewhat satisfied 3) Moderate 4) Very satisfied, 5) Excellent When comparing the groups, it will be evaluated that a higher LIKERT score constitutes 'better satisfaction'.
Time frame: 24th hour after surgery
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