Regional anesthesia for pain control in children with solid tumors—a review of case reports

• DOI: 10.3389/fped.2023.1275531
• Publication Date: 2024-01-11T04:22:21Z
• Authors: Aliya Baizhanova; Azhar Zhailauova; Vitaliy Sazonov
• Keywords: Breakthrough Pain; Pain control

Introduction Around seventy percent of all childhood cancer patients suffer from severe pain. This pain can arise various sources, including tumors themselves, caused by metastasizing tumor cells or as the outcome therapy meant to deal with tumors. If managed inadequately, such lead many hazardous sequelae. However, there are extreme cases when does not respond standard treatment. For cases, regional anesthesia nerve blocks utilized utmost control measure. Blocks used treat in who no longer conventional opioid-based treatment whose worsened condition makes it impossible receive any other therapy. The data regarding use for children population is limited. Methods this review we searched case reports Scopus and PubMed inception 2023. descriptive search items included terms related description each block. inclusion criteria include (0-18 years old) receiving oncology-related surgical procedures palliative care. collection was limited solid tumor-related only. We analyzed a total 38 studies that one retrospective study. Results discussion It concluded blocks, although rarely performed, safe efficient way major settings block performance postoperative observed indication its outcomes depend on unique health circumstances which they should be performed. Patients similar diagnoses had differing while same