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The rectus sheath block in paediatric anaesthesia: new indications for an old technique?
Author(s) -
FERGUSON S.,
THOMAS V.,
LEWIS I.
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
pediatric anesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.704
H-Index - 82
eISSN - 1460-9592
pISSN - 1155-5645
DOI - 10.1046/j.1460-9592.1996.d01-24.x
Subject(s) - medicine , rectus sheath , surgery , block (permutation group theory) , rectus muscle , hernia , anesthesia , abdominal wall , geometry , mathematics
The rectus sheath block has been used with success for postoperative analgesia in adults. This paper reviews the anatomy of the rectus sheath, and presents our initial experience of using the block to provide intra‐ and postoperative analgesia in children having repair of umbilical and paraumbilical hernia. The rectus sheath block appears to be a useful technique in children, particularly for paediatric day‐case surgery.