Epidural and regional anesthesia

Abstract

Multimodal analgesia is increasingly used to manage postoperative pain in children and aim to maximize the benefits and minimize the side effects of the various components. Regional anesthesia is gaining in popularity due to the ability to provide opioid sparing and site-specific analgesia and thus improve patient outcomes and satisfaction. The use of ultrasound guidance has increased the success and the popularity of truncal blocks for various abdominal procedures. Neuraxial techniques, mainly epidural analgesia and other peripheral truncal techniques are frequently used techniques. Increasing concern about the potential for neurotoxicity in young infants exposed to inhalation anesthetic agents has reignited the role of regional techniques as the sole technique for appropriate procedures in this age group.