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Peripheral Nerve Block Techniques During Cleft Palate

Egypt40 participantsStarted 2020-11-01

Plain-language summary

Regional blocks are commonly used in pediatric anesthesia to achieve adequate postoperative analgesia. Suprazygomatic Maxillary nerve block (SMN) and Greater Palatine nerve block (GPN) are regional blocks described for use during cleft palate (CP) repair surgery.The aim of this study was to compare the analgesic effect as well as the incidence of complications associated with the use of bilateral GPN and bilateral SMN blocks in children undergoing palatoplasty surgery.

Who can participate

Age range6 Months – 5 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * ASA I-III scheduled to undergo palatoplasty Exclusion Criteria: * bleeding disorders, * skin lesions or wounds at site of proposed needle insertion, * congenital heart disease, * respiratory or * cardiovascular disorders, * children scheduled for combined procedures like palatoplasty with cheiloplasty or submucosal alveolar bone grafting, * known hypersensitivity to local anesthetics or opioids and * lack of parental consent.

What they're measuring

postoperative pain score

Timeframe: the first 12 postoperative hours

Trial details

NCT IDNCT04467463

SponsorCairo University

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2020-12

Contact for this trial

Sherif Abdullah Mohamed, M.D.

+201002013497 dr.sherif213@yahoo.com

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