Table 1

Demographics and peripheral nerve block distribution among cohort

N34 514
Age in years, mean (SD)10.38 (5.23)
Weight in kg, mean (SD)44.88 (26.66)
Males (%)21 333 (61.8)
Bupivacaine equivalents mg kg−1, mean (SD)0.86 (0.50)
Ropivacaine (%)22 584 (65.4)
LA concentrations (%)
 0.513 436 (28.9)
 0.28242 (23.9)
 0.258108 (23.4)
Block (%)
 Femoral8834 (25.6)
 Ilioinguinal/iliohypogastric3851 (11.2)
 TAP4831 (14.0)
 Sciatic3222 (9.3)
 Popliteal2807 (8.1)
 Supraclavicular2716 (7.9)
 Penile2660 (7.7)
 Saphenous2358 (6.8)
 Rectus sheath2275 (6.6)
 Interscalene960 (2.8)
  • LA, local anesthetic; TAP, transverse abdominis plane.