Title
Ultrasound-guided quadratus lumborum block versus caudal block for post-operative analgesia in childrens
Authors
Monika Gandhi, Nidhi Sharma, Divya Rana* & Shalini Jain
Affiliation
Department of Anaesthesiology, Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Medical College, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India; *Corresponding author
Monika Gandhi - E-mail: drmonikagandhi2911@gmail.com
Nidhi Sharma - E-mail: nidhisd1004@gmail.com
Divya Rana - E-mail: divya22rana@gmail.com
Shalini Jain - E-mail: drshalininjain@gmail.com
Article Type
Research Article
Date
Received June 1, 2026; Revised
June 30, 2026; Accepted June 30, 2026, Published June 30, 2026
Abstract
Post-operative pain control in children undergoing lower abdominal surgery remains a concern because single-shot caudal analgesia has limited duration. Therefore, it is of interest to compare ultrasound-guided quadratus lumborum block and caudal block in 70 children, with 35 patients each in Group-QL and Group-C. Baseline age and gender distribution were comparable between the groups, with p = 0.580 and p = 0.550 respectively, while time to first rescue analgesia was significantly longer in Group-QL than Group-C (9.60 ± 0.59 h versus 3.37 ± 0.49 h, p = 0.001). Thus, ultrasound-guided quadratus lumborum block provided longer overall Post-operative analgesia, with significant difference in FLACC score at selected Post-operative time points.
Keywords
Quadratus lumborum block (QLB), caudal block (CB), Post-operative analgesia, child, lower abdominal surgery, ultrasonography
Citation
Gandhi et al. Bioinformation 22(6): 3663-3666 (2026)
Edited by
P Kangueane
ISSN
0973-2063
Publisher
License
This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.
