Table 1.
Title | Age | Indication | Level | LA and concentration | Volume | Spread of LA |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Munoz et al. [6] | 7 yr | Tumor of the 11th right rib | T8 | Bupivacaine 0.5% | 14 ml (weight NP) | T5-T11 |
De la Cuadra-Fontaine et al. [7] | 3 yr | Open thoracic surgery | T9 | Levo-bupivacaine 0.25% | 0.6 ml/kg | NP |
Hernandez et al. [8] | 3 yr | Paraspinal thoracic lipoma | T1 | Bupivacaine 0.25% and lidocaine 1% | 0.2 ml/kg | NP |
Ueshima and Otake [9] | 6 yr | Funnel chest | T6 (bilateral block) | Levo-bupivacaine 0.25% | 0.6 ml/kg into each side | NP |
8 yr | Funnel chest | T6 (bilateral block) | ||||
Kaplan et al. [10] | 7 months | Left upper lobectomy | T6 | Ropivacaine 0.2% | 0.3 ml/kg | T3-T10 |
Aksu and Gurkan [11] | 7 yr | Nephrectomy | T12 | Bupivacaine 0.25% | 0.5 ml/kg | NP |
6 months | Nephrectomy | T12 | ||||
Hernandez et al. [12] | 2 months | Inguinal hernia | T6 | Bupivacaine 0.25% and lidocaine 1% | 0.4 ml/kg | T4-L1 |
Thomas and Tulgar [13] | 11 yr | Laparoscopic cholecystectomy | T9 | Bupivacaine 0.25% | 0.6 ml/kg | NP |
Present case | 4 yr | Developmental dysplasia of the hip | L2 | Bupivacaine 0.25% | 0.3 ml/kg | L1-L4 |
LA: local anesthetic, NP: not precise.