Ultrasound-guided bilateral rectus sheath block with and without dexmedetomidine in pediatric umbilical hernia repairs: a retrospective interrupted time series analysis

Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2020 Dec;45(12):1021-1022. doi: 10.1136/rapm-2020-101463. Epub 2020 Jun 9.

Authors

Cheryl J Hartzell¹, Justin B Long², William M White², Daniel Machado³, Thomas M Austin²

Affiliations

¹ Division of Pediatric Anesthesiology, Department of Anesthesiology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, United States cheryl.hartzell@emory.edu.
² Division of Pediatric Anesthesiology, Department of Anesthesiology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, United States.
³ Anesthesiology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.

PMID: 32522861
DOI: 10.1136/rapm-2020-101463

No abstract available

Keywords: analgesia; nerve block; pain management; pain, postoperative; pediatrics.

MeSH terms

Anesthetics, Local
Child
Dexmedetomidine* / adverse effects
Hernia, Umbilical* / diagnostic imaging
Hernia, Umbilical* / surgery
Humans
Interrupted Time Series Analysis
Pain, Postoperative / diagnosis
Pain, Postoperative / etiology
Pain, Postoperative / prevention & control
Rectus Abdominis
Retrospective Studies
Ultrasonography, Interventional

Substances

Anesthetics, Local
Dexmedetomidine