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- Title
Clinical Effectiveness of Transversus Abdominis Plane (TAP) Block versus Local Anesthesia Wound Infiltration for Postoperative Pain Relief After Laparoscopic Appendicectomy in Children: A Study Protocol for a Multicenter Double-Blind Randomized Controlled Phase III Trial
- Authors
Bloy, Geoffrey; Jurine, Amelie; Chaussy, Yann; Auber, Frederic; Guinot, Pierre-Gregoire; Bouhemad, Belaid; Francois, Michel; Vettoretti, Lucie; Pili-Floury, Sebastien; Nguyen, Maxime; Besch, Guillaume
- Abstract
Purpose: Postoperative pain relief after laparoscopic appendicectomy is a key determinant of early rehabilitation in children. Recent guidelines recommend performing either a transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block or local anesthesia (LA) wound infiltration as part of multimodal postoperative analgesia after appendectomy. To date, the clinical effectiveness of TAP block versus LA wound infiltration has never been compared. The hypothesis of this study is that the TAP block may provide a greater opioid-sparing effect after laparoscopic appendicectomy in children than LA wound infiltration. Study Design and Methods: We designed a multicenter double-blind randomized controlled phase III trial and aim to include 110 children who undergo laparoscopic appendicectomy. Children are randomized to receive either TAP block (TAP group) or LA wound infiltration (infiltration group). Multimodal analgesia is standardized in the two groups using the same protocol, which includes the stepwise prescription of paracetamol, phloroglucinol, ketoprofene, and nalbuphine according to the hetero-evaluation of pain performed by the nurses who were blinded to the treatment allocated using the validated FLACC scale. The primary outcome is the total dose of nalbuphine administered within 24 hours after surgery. Discussion: No study has specifically compared the clinical effectiveness of TAP block versus LA wound infiltration for postoperative pain relief after laparoscopic appendectomy in children. This paper describes the protocol for a randomized trial that addresses this issue. The results of this trial will be useful for editing guidelines with a higher level of evidence on this topic.
- Subjects
ANALGESIA; CLINICAL trials; LOCAL anesthesia; TRANSVERSUS abdominis muscle; POSTOPERATIVE pain; LAPAROSCOPIC surgery; RESEARCH protocols
- Publication
Journal of Pain Research, 2024, Vol 17, p1547
- ISSN
1178-7090
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.2147/JPR.S453661