Pediatric patients undergoing surgical insertion of a Hickman catheter, chemoport, or Permcath are randomly assigned to a test group (Ultrasound-guided selective supraclavicular nerve block with Ropivacaine) and a control group (Nerve block is not performed).~Immediately after induction of general anesthesia, in the test group, the supraclavicular nerve block was selectively performed using ultrasound using 0.1mL/kg of 0.5% Ropivacaine (Maximum dose: 5mL), and the nerve block was not completed in the control group. After that, a Hickman catheter, chemoport, or Permcath is surgically inserted in the usual way and allowed to recover from anesthesia.~The pain score is evaluated between 10 and 30 minutes of entering the recovery room (1 hour after the procedure) and 1 hour, 3 hours, and 24 hours after leaving the recovery room by another research team who is unaware of the group assignment. In addition, the use of additional analgesic drugs and related side effects were collected before discharge.
This prospective randomized controlled trial aims to investigate the effect of ultrasound-guided selective supraclavicular nerve block on pain control after Hickman catheter, chemoport, or Perm cath insertion in children.