Effects of single-injection intercostal nerve block as a component of multimodal analgesia for pediatrics undergoing autologous auricular reconstruction: A double-blinded, prospective, and randomized study

ː Our findings indicated that ultrasound guided ICNB slightly but significantly reduced pain scores, and Tramadol consumption in pediatric patients after rib cartilage harvest as compared to who didn't receive nerve block at 4 h and 8 h postoperatively. Unified ICNB ropivacaine dosage might detrimental to providing superior analgesia.