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The Effect of Tap Block in Pain Relief in Pediatric Patients

Turkey (Türkiye)60 participantsStarted 2022-06-15

Plain-language summary

TAP block applied for analgesic purposes in pediatric patients undergoing appendectomy surgery provides superior analgesia in analgesic relief in the first 24 hours postoperatively compared to the placebo-control group without any block. The objective of this study was to investigate the postoperative analgesic effectiveness of TAP block based on postoperative pain scores in pediatric patients undergoing appendectomy surgery. This study is valuable because of there are a limited number of studies in this field in pediatric patients in the literature.

Who can participate

Age range

5 Years – 16 Years

Sex

ALL

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Inclusion Criteria: Those who have had surgery for acute appendicitis ASA status I-II Exclusion Criteria: ASA III-IV Perforated appendectomies Laparoscopic cases Patients allergic to local anesthetic drugs. Bleeding diathesis Skin infection at the needle entry site Those who refused to participate in the study.

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What they're measuring

Effect on pain score

Timeframe: At 0, 1, 3, 6, 12 and 24 hours after surgery

Trial details

NCT IDNCT06812169

SponsorArnavutkoy State Hospital

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeOBSERVATIONAL

Primary completion2022-10-15

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