Caudal analgesia versus abdominal wall blocks for pediatric genitourinary surgery: systematic review and meta-analysis.

Neel Desai Edmund Chan Kariem El-Boghdadly Eric Albrecht

Published in: Regional anesthesia and pain medicine (2020)

This meta-analysis was limited by unclear risk of selection and performance biases and significant heterogeneity. In summary, II-IH and TAP block are a non-invasive and reasonable alternative to caudal analgesia in pediatric genitourinary surgery.

Keyphrases

minimally invasive
coronary artery bypass
systematic review
pain management
ultrasound guided
surgical site infection
postoperative pain
single cell
meta analyses
young adults
chronic pain
coronary artery disease
childhood cancer