U.S., May 20 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07596810) titled 'Ketamine Added to Quadratus Lumborum Block for Pain Relief After Infant Pyeloplasty' on May 13.
Brief Summary: This prospective randomized study evaluates the effect of adding ketamine to bupivacaine in ultrasound-guided quadratus lumborum (QL) block for postoperative pain management in infants undergoing open pyeloplasty. Forty infants aged 0-12 months undergoing elective open pyeloplasty are randomly assigned to receive either QL block with bupivacaine plus ketamine or QL block with bupivacaine alone. Postoperative pain is assessed using the CRIES pain scale. Additional outcomes include duration of analgesia, rescue opioid requirem...