Comparison of ultrasound-guided transversus abdominis plane block, quadratus lumborum block, and caudal epidural block for perioperative analgesia in pediatric lower abdominal surgery

İpek, CB; Kara, DENİZ; Yılmaz, S; Yeşiltaş, SERDAR; Esen, ASIM; Dooply, SSSL; Karaaslan, Kazım; Türköz, Ayda

doi:10.3906/sag-1812-59

Comparison of ultrasound-guided transversus abdominis plane block, quadratus lumborum block, and caudal epidural block for perioperative analgesia in pediatric lower abdominal surgery

İpek C., Kara D. , Yılmaz S., Yeşiltaş S. , Esen A. , Dooply S., ...More

Turkish journal of medical sciences, vol.49, no.5, pp.1395-1402, 2019 (Journal Indexed in SCI Expanded)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 49 Issue: 5
Publication Date: 2019
Doi Number: 10.3906/sag-1812-59
Title of Journal : Turkish journal of medical sciences
Page Numbers: pp.1395-1402
Keywords: Pediatric surgery, transversus abdominis plane block, quadratus lumborum block, caudal epidural block, ultrasound-guided, REGIONAL ANESTHESIA, PAIN MANAGEMENT, CHILDREN

Abstract

Background/aim: Despite different regional anesthesia techniques used to provide intraoperative and postoperative analgesia in pediatric patients, the analgesic effectiveness of peripheral nerve blockades with minimal side effect profiles have not yet been fully determined.