Quadratus Lumborum Block in Pediatric Patients

Bakirkoy Dr. Sadi Konuk Training and Research Hospital

Status: Completed

Conditions: Postoperative Pain

Treatments: Drug: Tramadol Hydrochloride; Drug: Morphine Sulfate

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03693222

BakirkoySadiKonuk

Details and patient eligibility

About

Quadratus lumborum block (QLB) is a newly-defined trunk block performed with local anesthetic injection by imaging the abdominal muscles with ultrasonography (US) guidance; thus, analgesia is expected to be ensured from the T7-L1 dermatomal segment level.

In the study, the aim was to compare the postoperative analgesic effect of quadratus lumborum block in pediatric patients undergoing lower abdominal surgery

Full description

Patients included in the study were randomly divided into 2 groups. Cases were assessed as intravenous opioid with 1 mg/kg tramadol HCl (Group O, n=20) or ultrasonography-guided quadratus lumborum block (Group B, n=20).

Total analgesic amounts in 24 hours and first analgesic requirement times recorded.

Enrollment: 40 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 3 to 16 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• The study included 40 cases undergoing lower abdominal surgery aged from 3 to 16 years with ASA (American Society of Anesthesiologist) I-II level.

Exclusion criteria

• Cases with ASA III-IV health level and those with a history of allergy to local anesthetic medications were not included in the study.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Other

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Triple Blind

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40 participants in 2 patient groups

tramadol use

Experimental group

Description:

Cases were assessed as intravenous opioid with 1 mg/kg tramadol hydrochloride

Treatment:

Drug: Morphine Sulfate

Drug: Tramadol Hydrochloride

quadratus lumborum block

Experimental group

Description:

Cases were assessed asquadratus lumborum block for postoperative analgesia

Treatment:

Drug: Morphine Sulfate

Drug: Tramadol Hydrochloride