Postoperative Pain in Neonates After Abdominal Surgery Using Quadratus Lumborum Block

Hôpital Armand Trousseau

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Postoperative Pain

Treatments: Procedure: Quadratus lumborum block; Procedure: General anesthesia

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03203031

CARRE DES LOMBES

Details and patient eligibility

About

Postoperative pain scores and analgesic requirements will be evaluated in neonates after abdominal surgery, with regional quadratus lumborum block performed at the beginning of the procedure.

Enrollment: 10 patients

Sex: All

Ages: Under 6 months old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• abdominal surgery under general anesthesia
• spontaneously breathing before the procedure

Exclusion criteria

• multiple organ failure
• mechanical ventilation before the procedure

Trial design

10 participants in 1 patient group

Neonates with abdominal surgery and quadratus lumborum block

Description:

0-6 months children with abdominal surgery. After standard induction of general anesthesia, patients will receive 0.5 ml/kg of ropivacaine (2 mg/ml) in a quadratus lumborum block. Ultrasonography will be used to guide the injection. In the postoperative period, pain scores and analgesics consumption will be recorded until the 48th hour post surgery.

Treatment:

Procedure: General anesthesia

Procedure: Quadratus lumborum block