{
  "abstract": "Background and Aims Postoperative analgesia in pediatrics could be challenging. Meanwhile, ‘opioid free’ days are of a great importance for patients, especially children. In this study we followed and evaluated tdhe pain management of pediatric patients after an ultrasound-guided popliteal nerve block for the purposes of ankle surgery.Methods We observed 35 children, ASA I, between 7 y and 18 y of age after an ankle surgery priori to which they were all treated with ultrasound-guided popliteal nerve block. We estimated the postoperative pain and comfort using subjective criteria (pain score VAS) for a period of 48 postoperative hours.Results Two children (5.71%) received paracetamol 15 mg.kg in a single i.v. dose in recovery room right after the end of surgery as they self estimate their pain as VAS 3 points. The rest of the patients (38 children = 94.29%) didn’t require additional pain treatment as they were comfortable and satisfied with the analgetic effect of the regional anesthesia for the whole followed up period of two postoperative daysAbstract EP008 Figure 1Postoperative analgesia ratio (100% opioid free period)Conclusions In conclusion, our small centralized study showed that 100% of our observed pediatric patients remained opioid free for the two postoperative days of pain evaluation. Ultrasound-guided popliteal nerve block provided sufficient and effective postoperative analgesia for all children, sparing additional pain medicine and opioid loading, which on other hand facilitated their enhanced recovery, after surgery (ERAS), faster mobilization and rehabilitation and therefore - accelerated dehospitalization.",
  "authors": [
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Pediatric Anesthesia and Intensive Care, UMHATEM N I Pirogov, Sofia, Bulgaria"
      ],
      "name": "Elena Ivanova"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Anesthésie, PH(practices hospitalier ) CH Simone Veil, Eaubonne, Paris, France"
      ],
      "name": "Margarita Borislavova"
    }
  ],
  "title": "EP008 Postoperative evaluation of ultrasound-guided popliteal nerve block analgesia in pediatric patients",
  "uid": "5dba57cd-008b-53c0-9f9d-58aa4b3c3ebc"
}