COMPARISON OF ULTRASOUND GUIDED TRANSVERSUSABDOMINIS PLANE BLOCK AND CAUDAL EPIDURAL BLOCK FOR PAIN RELIEF UNDERGOING ONE SIDE INGUINAL HERNIOTOMY IN PAEDIATRIC GROUP

Abstract

Perioperative pain in paediatric population is undertreated in a substantial percentage, due to myths that children do not feel pain. It is also due to the developmental and cognitive differences in children that pose difficultyin assessment of their pain.In reality, children tend to have more physical and emotional reactionsto pain than adults. They require adequate pain relief to prevent acute and long term adverse effects.In order to provide optimal perioperative pain relief for children, local anaesthetics should be a part of the initial pain management plan which is accomplished by choosing a regional anaesthetic technique such as neuraxial blockade, peripheral nerve blockade