Transversus Abdominis Plane Block for Pain Relieve in Children Undergoing Inguinal Surgical Procedures: How Does it Compare With the "Gold Standard" Caudal Blockade (TAP)

NCT00970086 Phase 4 TERMINATED

For surgery in the region of the lower abdominal wall the administration of local anesthetic drugs in the epidural space via the caudal route is the preferentially used technique since several decades. The transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block features the advantages of a peripheral nerve blockade. The aim of this study is to evaluate potential differences in the effectiveness of postoperative analgesia and to test the hypotheses that the duration of pain relieve ist prolonged after a TAP block when compared with an epidural technique.

Details

Lead sponsor	University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland
Phase	Phase 4
Status	TERMINATED
Enrolment	22
Start date	2009-08
Completion	2010-11

Conditions

• Postoperative Pain
• Reaction; Anesthesia

Interventions

• Bupivacain/levobupivacaine

Primary outcomes

• Efficacy of the postoperative analgesia: monitoring with KUSS or Smiley scale. — 4 h postoperative and morning, 1 day postoperative

Countries

Switzerland