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PEDIATRIC ANESTHESIA
Volume 14, Issue 6, Pages 468-470Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9592.2004.01234.x
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ilioinguinal block; ropivacaine; ambulatory; Wong-Baker FACES Pain Rating Scale
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Background: We have compared ropivacaine with bupivacaine and lidocaine for ilioinguinal block in thirty children undergoing ambulatory inguinal hernia repair. Methods: Patients were assigned randomly to receive 0.5 ml(.)kg(-1) of 0.2% ropivacaine (Group R, n = 10), 0.25% bupivacaine (Group B, n = 10) or 1% lidocaine (Group L, n = 10). The patients' parents, who were not informed of the type of local anaesthetic employed, evaluated the postoperative pain at 2 h and 6 h after operation using the Wong-Baker FACES Pain Rating Scale. Results: There was a significant difference in the face scale score between Group R and Group L, and Group B and Group L. There was no difference in the face scale score between Group R and Group B. There were no complications or clinical evidence of local anaesthetic toxicity. Conclusions: We have confirmed that bupivacaine and ropivacaine are more effective than lidocaine in the prevention of postoperative pain after children's inguinal hernia repair. We suggest that ropivacaine 0.2% is an alternative to bupivacaine 0.25% for ilioinguinal block in ambulatory paediatric surgery.
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