Variation of Cerebral Blood Flow in Anterior Cerebral and Basilar Artery in Neonates and Infants in Genreal Anesthesia With Caudal Block

Completed

• Conditions: Pediatric Anesthesia

• Registration Number: NCT02761954
• Lead Sponsor: Bürgerhospital Frankfurt

Brief Summary

With this study we want to see how the blood flow in the anterior cerebral artery (ACA) and the basilar artery (BA) after the caudal block changes.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2016-01
• Study First Submitted: 2016-05-02
• Study First Submitted QC: 2016-05-02
• Study First Posted: 2016-05-04
• Primary Completion: 2017-12-20
• Study Completion: 2017-12-20
• Status Verified: 2018-07
• Last Update Submitted: 2018-07-10
• Last Update Posted: 2018-07-11

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 50

Inclusion Criteria

• opened big fontanella
• infraumbilical surgery

Exclusion Criteria

• cardiac or cerebral disease
• prior operation on vertebra, heart or head/brain
• malforamtion of head or vertebra
• closed fontanella
• contraindication for caudal block (von-Willebrand-Syndrome, haemophilia,...)

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
depression of blood flow in ACA & basilar artery after caudal block	one hour