External Oblique Intercostal Plane Block Versus Erector Spinae Plane Block in Paediatric Upper Abdominal Surgeries

ConditionsExternal Oblique Intercostal Plane Block Erector Spinae Plane Block Pediatric Upper Abdominal Surgeries

Trial statusRecruiting

Trial phaseNot applicable

Trial typeInterventional

Biological sexAll

Age6-12

SponsorAlexandria University

About this trial

This study aims to compare between ultrasound guided external oblique intercostal plane block and ultrasound guided erector spinae plane block in paediatric upper abdominal surgeries.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Children aged between 6 and 12 years of both sex.

Patients with the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status I/II.

Patients undergoing upper abdominal surgeries involving upper abdominal incisions.

Disqualifiers

Guardian refusal.

Allergy to local anesthetics.

Surgical procedures exceeding 3 hours.

Infection at the area planned for the block injection.

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

External oblique intercostal plane block
Erector spinae plane block

Treatment groups

40 Participants

are divided into 2 treatment groups

Sponsors and collaborators

Alexandria University

Lead sponsor

Source ClinicalTrials.gov