Ultrasound-guided Greater Occipital Nerve Block in Children Undergoing Posterior Fossa Craniotomy
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2020-12-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
Surgery within the posterior fossa is associated with the highest incidence and greatest
severity of acute postoperative pain that may persist beyond the immediate postoperative
period.
The utilization of local nerve blocks of the scalp in children may provide analgesia with
stable hemodynamics while reducing the need for other anesthetics such as inhaled anesthetics
and opioids. This could in turn result in less side effects, higher patient and family
satisfaction, and better outcomes.
The use of ultrasound-guided greater occipital nerve block (GONB) for perioperative pain
management of posterior fossa surgery in pediatrics is not previously reported.