Comparative Study Between Caudal Epidural Block and Ultrasound Guided Transversus Abdominis Plane Block for Post Operative Analgesia in Children Undergoing Infraumblical Surgeries

Sohag University

Status and phase: Unknown; Phase 1

Conditions: Post Operative Analgesia in Children Undergoing Infraumblical Surgeries

Treatments: Drug: Caudal Epidural Block using 0.25% plain bupivacaine dose 1 ml / kg and Ultrasound Guided Transversus Abdominis Plane Block using 0.25% plain bupivacaine dose 0.5 ml / kg

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05117021

Soh-Med-21-10-40

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Comparative study between Caudal Epidural Block and Ultrasound Guided Transversus Abdominis Plane Block for post operative analgesia

Full description

Comparative study between Caudal Epidural Block and Ultrasound Guided Transversus Abdominis Plane Block for post operative analgesia in children undergoing infraumblical surgeries

Enrollment: 120 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 4 to 7 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• 120 children, aged between 4 and 7 years undergoing infraumblical surgeries as ( hypospadias , inguinal hernia and orchopexy ).patients will be selected according to ASA physical status class I to II from both genders who be able to swallow tablets.

Exclusion criteria

• parents' refusal.
• urgent cases.
• other contraindications of regional anesthesia (e.g. infection at injection site, coagulopathy and allergy to bupivacaine)
• Insulin dependent diabetes
• Thyroid disease

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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120 participants in 2 patient groups

Group of Bupivacaine injection in Caudal block group

Experimental group

Description:

The children will receive of 0.25% plain bupivacaine infiltration as caudal block for post operative analgesia in infraumblical surgeries

Treatment:

Drug: Caudal Epidural Block using 0.25% plain bupivacaine dose 1 ml / kg and Ultrasound Guided Transversus Abdominis Plane Block using 0.25% plain bupivacaine dose 0.5 ml / kg

Group 2 : Group of Bupivacaine injection in TAP block group

Experimental group

Description:

The children will receive of 0.25% plain bupivacaine infiltration as Transversus Abdominis Plane Block for post operative analgesia in infraumblical surgeries

Treatment:

Drug: Caudal Epidural Block using 0.25% plain bupivacaine dose 1 ml / kg and Ultrasound Guided Transversus Abdominis Plane Block using 0.25% plain bupivacaine dose 0.5 ml / kg