NCT04209478

Transversus Abdominis Plane Block and Quadratus Lumborum Block in Pediatric Patients

Transversus Abdominis Plane Block Versus Quadratus Lumborum Block for Postoperative Analgesia in Pediatric Patients; a Prospective, Randomized, Controlled Study

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 40 (actual)
• Sponsor: Bakirkoy Dr. Sadi Konuk Research and Training Hospital · Other Government
• Sex: All
• Age: 3 Years – 16 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

In the pediatric age group, postoperative pain is very important for the children to have a comfortable and problem-free postoperative period. In the present study, it was aimed to compare the postoperative analgesic efficacy of Transversus abdominis plane (TAP) Block, and quadratus lumborum block (QLB) Type 1 on the pediatric patients

Detailed description

Patients included in the study were randomly divided into 2 groups. Cases were assessed ultrasonography-guided TAP block (Group B, n=20) or ultrasonography-guided QL Block. Total analgesic amounts in 24 hours and first analgesic requirement times recorded.

Conditions

• Pain, Postoperative

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DRUG	Tramadol hydrochloride	The Wong-Baker facial pain scale was used to assess pain (1: no pain, 10: worst possible pain). During monitoring patients with pain score ≥3 had intravenous 1 mg/kg tramadol hydrochloride administered, After 15 minutes following tramadol injection, cases with pain score continuing ≥3 were to be assessed as insufficient analgesia and had 0.1 mg/kg morphine hydrochloride planned for intravenous administration

Timeline

• Start date: 2016-05-01
• Primary completion: 2016-11-30
• Completion: 2016-11-30
• First posted: 2019-12-24
• Last updated: 2020-01-13

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)