Comparison of The Quadratus Lumborum Block and Ilioinguinal Iliohypogastric Nerve Block

Perioperative and postoperative pain control in pediatric patients is a frequently neglected issue. Regional anesthesia applications reduce adverse drug events by minimizing opioid consumption and provide effective and safe analgesia. In recent years, quadratus lumborum block has emerged as an alternative regional anesthesia technique and it has been shown to provide analgesia as effectively as caudal block in children, and in a limited number of studies it has been said that it is more effective than transversus abdominis plane block. There are few studies in the literature comparing ilioinguinal iliohypogastic nerve block and quadratus lumborum block in children.

Inclusion Criteria:who were scheduled for unilateral inguinal hernia operationwith American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical score I-IIaged 2-7 yearsExclusion Criteria:Patients with coagulopathyskin infection at the block application sitebupivacaine allergyneuropsychiatric disease