Caudal Block and Transversus Abdominis Plane Block in Pediatric Inguinal Hernia Repair
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2018-10-31
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
Pediatric inguinal hernia repair (IHR) candidates experiences ordinarily mild to moderate
pain, rarely severe pain in the postoperative period. Caudal epidural block (CEB) and
transversus abdominis plane block (TAPB) are two effective postoperative analgesia options.
In this randomized study, we aimed to compare the effects of CEB and TAPB on postoperative
pain scores, additional analgesic requirement, postoperative nausea and vomiting incidence,
procedural complications, family and surgeon satisfaction, length of hospital stay, chronic
pain development in pediatric bilateral open IHR.