Background: Regional anaesthetic techniques in children has become increasingly popular and used to provide analgesia for umbilical and epigastric hernia repair, laparoscopic surgery, pyloromyotomy and other small midline incisions. Our objective was to assess the efficacy and side effects of the rectus sheath block than a control group that received intravenous tramadol, for pain control after major abdominal surgery in children.
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