Quadratus Lumborum vs Caudal Epidural Block for Perioperative Analgesia in Pediatric Patients for Upper Abdominal Surgeries

Quadratus Lumborum vs Caudal Epidural Block for Perioperative Analgesia in Pediatric Patients Undergoing Upper Abdominal Surgeries.

Compare between the analgesic effect of the Ultrasound-guided quadratus lumborum block and single Caudal epidural injection in pediatric patients undergoing surgeries with supraumbilical incisions.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Any pediatric patient aged from 2 to 8 years undergoing abdominal Surgery with Supraumbilical umbilical incision

Exclusion Criteria:

• parents refusal to participate in the study,
• previous history of allergy to local anesthetics
• hemodynamic instability
• Coagulopathy,