Feasibility and Safety of Spinal Anaesthesia for Paediatric Herniotomy in a Resource-Limited Outreach Setting in Abia State, Southeast Nigeria.
Ikenna Stanley Ilo, Doris Ifeyinwa Ilo, Isaac Sunday Chukwu, Brendan Ejiofor Madu · 2026
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Description
Ikenna Ilo and co-authors test spinal anesthesia for child hernia repair in rural Nigeria in a 2026 study. Spinal blocks are cheap, quick to act, and spare the airway, all prized where resources are thin.
The team tracked sixty-one children aged two to eight during outreach surgery at three sites over six months. No block failed and no child needed a switch to general anesthesia. One child had low blood pressure, and a few shivered after surgery. Pain after surgery was the most common complaint, in about one child in six. The authors call the block a practical choice for outreach hernia work.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Ikenna Stanley Ilo, Doris Ifeyinwa Ilo, Isaac Sunday Chukwu, Brendan Ejiofor Madu |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 17 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |