Erector Spinae Plane Block in Pediatric Hip Surgery

Hip Surgery in pediatric patients is considered an extremely painful procedure. Managing pain in this surgery is challenging even with several available options, each with limitations. Erector spinae plane (ESP) block is a novel technique that has been used in different types of surgery, with promising results. Many case reports for use of ESPB are available in the literature but to our knowledge, no cohort studies or randomized controlled trials have been performed on ESPB for hip surgery in pediatrics age group against a traditional method as caudal block.1,2 AIM OF WORK . The Primary outcome of this study is to compare the efficacy of analgesia resulting from the Erector spinae plane block versus the caudal block in pediatric patients undergoing hip surgery using the FLACC score and the duration of the analgesia of both methods till the first rescue analgesic. The Secondary outcome is to compare the analgesic rescue frequency and total dose given in both groups as well as comparing the complications that might occur from each analgesic technique.