Open AccessSuccess rate of two different methods of ilioinguinal-iliohypogastric nerve block in children inguinal surgery
Author(s) -
Mahin Seyedhejazi,
Omid Ranjbar Daemi,
Reza Taheri,
Morteza Ghojazadeh
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
african journal of paediatric surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.163
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 0189-6725
pISSN - 0974-5998
DOI - 10.4103/0189-6725.120905
Subject(s) - medicine , anterior superior iliac spine , umbilicus (mollusc) , surgery , nerve block , inguinal hernia , anesthesia , hernia
The ilioinguinal-iliohypogastric (ILIH) nerve block is a safe, effective, and easy to perform in order to provide analgesia for a variety of inguinal surgical procedures in pediatric patients. A relatively high failure rate of 10%-25% has been reported, even in experienced hands. It is assumed that this high failure rate of the ILIH nerve block in this age group could be due to lack of special knowledge of the anatomy of these nerves in infants and neonates. There are two main techniques for landmark-based ILIH nerve block with regard to determining the best insertion point. This study compared the success rate and outcomes of these two techniques in children undergoing surgery in inguinal region.