Overview

Evaluating Pain Outcomes of Caudal vs Ilioinguinal Nerve Block in Children Undergoing Hernia Repair

Status:
Unknown status
Trial end date:
2018-09-01
Target enrollment:
0
Participant gender:
All
Summary
Surgical intervention to treat a inguinal hernia is a very common pediatric surgical procedure, often performed using an inguinal incision. Children who undergo hernia repair can suffer from a significant degree of discomfort postoperatively. The investigators are evaluating the effectiveness of an ultrasound guided caudal-epidural (CE) block to an US guided ilioinguinal/iliohypogastric (IIG/IHG) nerve block in achieving post operative analgesia following a hernia repair. It is hypothesized that US guided IIG/IHG nerve block leads to more effective pain control post-operatively while in hospital relative to an US guided CE block for inguinal hernia surgery.
Phase:
N/A
Accepts Healthy Volunteers?
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Details
Lead Sponsor:
Alberta Children's Hospital
Collaborator:
University of Saskatchewan
Treatments:
Acetaminophen
BB 1101
Dexamethasone
Dexamethasone acetate
Ketorolac
Ketorolac Tromethamine
Morphine
Ondansetron
Propofol
Remifentanil
Sevoflurane
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:

- Healthy children (ASA I and II) between the ages of 6 months and 4 years presenting
for elective hernia repair who are scheduled for day stay only.

Exclusion Criteria:

- Patients with a history of clinically important renal, hepatic, cardiac, or
neurological conditions and those with a history of allergic reactions to local
anesthetics, bleeding diatheses, coagulopathy, and spinal abnormality such as a sacral
dimple will be excluded.