ArticleFrontiers in medicine2022
Effect of scalp nerve block with ropivacaine on postoperative pain in pediatric patients undergoing craniotomy: A randomized controlled trial.
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- Prevention of Post-Operative Pain after Elective Brain Surgery: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2023Pooled it
- Effect of scalp nerve block on postcraniotomy analgesia in children: a randomized, controlled trial.BMC anesthesiology · 2024Trial
- The Scalp Nerve Block Combined with Intercostal Nerve Block Improves Recovery After Deep Brain Stimulation in Patients with Parkinson's Disease: A Prospective, Randomized Controlled Trial.Clinical interventions in aging · 2024Trial
- Ultrasound-guided scalp nerve block in anesthesia of children receiving cranial suture reconstruction.BMC anesthesiology · 2023Trial
- Comparative analysis of analgesic mechanisms in craniotomy pediatric patients: a scoping review.Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery · 2026Article
- Effect of ultrasound-guided scalp nerve block on hemodynamics and postoperative agitation in hypertensive cerebral hemorrhage craniotomy patients: a prospective randomized controlled study.Frontiers in neurology · 2025Article
- A Narrative Review of Pain in Pediatric Oncology: The Opioid Option for Procedural and Surgical Pain.Paediatric drugs · 2025Review
- Electroencephalographic spectrogram-guided total intravenous anesthesia using dexmedetomidine and propofol prevents unnecessary anesthetic dosing during craniotomy: a propensity score-matched analysis.Korean journal of anesthesiology · 2024Article
- Ultrasound-Guided Occipital Nerve Blocks as Part of Multi-Modal Perioperative Analgesia in Pediatric Posterior Craniotomies: A Case Series.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
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Abstract
Background: Scalp nerve block (SNB) is widely used for postoperative pain control, intraoperative hemodynamic control, and opioid-sparing in adult craniotomies. However, there are few studies of SNB in pediatric patients undergoing craniotomy. In the present study, we aimed to investigate the effect of SNB on postoperative pain, intraoperative hemodynamic stability, and narcotic consumption in pediatric craniotomy under general anesthesia. Methods: This trial is a single-center, prospective, randomized, and double-blind study. A total of 50 children aged between 2 and 12 years who are undergoing elective brain tumor surgery will be randomly allocated in a 1:1 ratio to receive either 0.2% ropivacaine for SNB (group SNB, intervention group, Results: Fifty patients were analyzed ( Conclusions: In pediatric craniotomies, SNB with 0.2% ropivacaine provides adequate postoperative pain control and good intraoperative hemodynamic stability during noxious events compared to the control group. Clinical trial registration: Chinese Clinical Trial Registry [No: ChiCTR2100050594], Prospective registration.
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