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Thus, this study was designed to find the comparative effectiveness of QLB versus TAP and II\/IH blocks in children undergoing open IHR.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Materials and methods<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Sixty children scheduled for open IHR were randomly allocated in groups of 20 to receive either ultrasound-guided TAP block with 0.4\u2009mL\/kg of 0.25% ropivacaine, II\/IH nerve block with 0.2\u2009mL\/kg of 0.25% ropivacaine, or QLB with 0.4\u2009mL\/kg of 0.25% ropivacaine. Anesthesia was standardized for all patients, and an experienced anesthesiologist performed the blocks after anesthesia induction.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Primary outcome<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Time to first analgesia.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Secondary outcomes<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Postoperative pain scores, intraoperative and postoperative opioid consumption, cumulative paracetamol usage, block performance time, and block-related complications.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>The median time to first analgesia was 360 (120), 480 (240), and 720 (240) min in the TAP block, II\/IH block, and QLB groups, respectively; and was significantly longer in the QLB versus TAP (p&lt;0.001) and II\/IH (p&lt;0.001) groups. The time to first analgesia was not significantly different between the TAP and II\/IH groups (p=0.596). The mean postoperative tramadol consumption was 11 (12.7), 4 (7.16), and 3 (8) mg in the TAP, II\/IH, and QLB groups, respectively (p=0.023); and it was lowest in the QLB group. No significant differences were found between the groups for other secondary outcomes.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>QLB provides a prolonged period of analgesia and leads to decreased opioid consumption compared with TAP blocks and II\/IH nerve blocks in children undergoing open IHR.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Trial registration number<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>CTRI\/2019\/09\/021377.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1136\/rapm-2021-103201","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2022,1,17]],"date-time":"2022-01-17T10:30:37Z","timestamp":1642415437000},"page":"217-221","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1136\/crossmarkpolicy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":41,"title":["Ultrasound-guided transverse abdominis plane block, 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