Mahak Kalra
Inguinal hernia repair in children is the commonest day-care surgical procedure done in the paediatric age group. Regional anaesthesia and nerve blocks are now widely used in children, mostly in conjunction with general anaesthesia. Caudal analgesia is the most common regional block performed in children due to ease of performance and reliability. Paravertebral blockade has recently been shown to produce long lasting postoperative analgesia when used in combination with general anaesthesia in paediatric herniorrhaphy. The objectives of this study were- 1) to compare the efficacy of caudal and paravertebral blocks in children. 2) to compare intraoperative hemodynamic parameters and analgesic requirements. 3) to compare postoperative pain relief in both the groups.
