Trial reportKorean journal of anesthesiology2021
Preemptive analgesic efficacy of ultrasound-guided transversalis fascia plane block in children undergoing inguinal herniorrhaphy: a randomized, double-blind, controlled study.
Trial report in Korean journal of anesthesiology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 11 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Investigation of the Effects of Transversalis Fascial Plane Block and Quadratus Lumborum Plane Block Applied in Pediatric Infra-umbilical Surgeries on Postoperative Pain and Analgesic Consumption
Comparison of the Postoperative Analgesic Efficacy of Quadratus Lumborum Block and Transversalis Fascia Block in Inguinal Hernia Surgery
Who cites it
11 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 19 citations in OpenAlex.
- Analgesia strategy for inguinal hernia repair in children: a systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials based on regional blocks.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2024Pooled it
- Comparison of the analgesic efficacy of the ultrasound-guided transversalis fascia plane block and erector spinae plane block in patients undergoing open inguinal hernia repair under spinal anesthesia.Korean journal of anesthesiology · 2024Trial
- Preemptive visceral analgesic effect of thoracic paravertebral block on postoperative opioid consumption in patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy: a prospective, randomized, assessor-blind study.Korean journal of anesthesiology · 2023Trial
- Ultrasound-guided transversalis fascia plane block versus lateral quadratus lumborum plane block for analgesia after inguinal herniotomy in children: a randomized controlled non-inferiority study.BMC anesthesiology · 2023Trial
- Comparison of the effectiveness of transversalis fascia plane block and transversus abdominis plane block for postoperative analgesia in pediatric lower abdominal surgeries: prospective, single blinded study.BMC anesthesiology · 2025Observational
- The Shining Star of the Last Decade in Regional Anesthesia Part-II: Interfascial Plane Blocks for Cardiac, Abdominal, and Spine Surgery.The Eurasian journal of medicine · 2023Article
- Ultrasound-guided transversalis fascia plane block for postoperative analgesia: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Indian journal of anaesthesia · 2023Article
- Efficacy of ultrasound-guided transversalis fascia plane block in pediatric ureteroneocystostomy surgery.Korean journal of anesthesiology · 2022Article
- The role of the iliotibial band cross-sectional area as a morphological parameter of the iliotibial band friction syndrome: a retrospective pilot study.The Korean journal of pain · 2021Article
- Article
- Fascial plane blocks in pediatric anesthesia: A narrative review.Saudi journal of anaesthesiaReview
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Abstract
backgroundSurgical repair of congenital inguinal hernia results in significant postoperative discomfort and pain. The aim of the current study was to evaluate the pre-emptive analgesic efficacy of a transversalis fascia plane (TFP) block after pediatric inguinal herniorrhaphy.
methodsForty-four patients aged 12 to 60 months who underwent unilateral inguinal herniorrhaphy were enrolled. Four patients were excluded, and the remaining were allocated to the control group and the TFP block group. In the TFP block group, 0.4 mL/kg bupivacaine 0.25% was instilled in the plane between the transversus abdominis and transversalis fascia, while in the control group 0.9% saline was used instead of bupivacaine. The collected data were the total dose of paracetamol consumed during the first 12 h postoperatively, the postoperative Face, Leg, Activity, Cry, Consolability (FLACC) pain score, time to first use of rescue analgesia, number of patients required additional postoperative analgesics, and parents' satisfaction.
resultsThe median paracetamol consumption was significantly lower in the TFP block group than in the control group, and FLACC pain scores were significantly lower for all study times in the TFP block group with higher parental satisfaction scores than those for the control group. The number of patients who required additional analgesics was significantly lower in the TFP block group than in the control group.
conclusionsThe use of a TFP block decreases postoperative analgesic consumption and postoperative pain intensity after pediatric inguinal herniorrhaphy. Future studies with larger sample size are required to evaluate the actual complications rate of TFP block.
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