Open AccessUltrasound-guided transversus abdominis plane block versus caudal block for postoperative analgesia in children undergoing inguinal hernia surgery: A comparative study
Author(s) -
Amit Kumar,
Neelam Dogra,
Anupama Gupta,
S. Aggarwal
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of anaesthesiology-clinical pharmacology/journal of anaesthesiology clinical pharmacology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.466
H-Index - 32
eISSN - 2231-2730
pISSN - 0970-9185
DOI - 10.4103/joacp.joacp_100_19
Subject(s) - medicine , ropivacaine , anesthesia , inguinal hernia , analgesic , surgery , adverse effect , randomized controlled trial , abdominal surgery , hemodynamics , hernia
Ultrasound-guided (USG) transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block has emerged as a safe and effective regional anesthesia technique as it provides adequate postoperative pain relief for lower abdominal surgeries. Caudal block is a gold standard technique in pediatric surgeries. Our aim was to compare the duration of postoperative analgesia between TAP block and caudal block in children undergoing inguinal hernia surgeries.