To compare different doses of dexmedetomidine for caudal anesthesia in childre
Phase 2
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2024/03/064168
- Lead Sponsor
- Sri Guru Ram Das Institute of Medical Sciences and research
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
1. American Society of Anaesthesiologists Physical Status I and II
2. Children where single shot caudal epidural is planned for post operative
analgesia will be included in the study
Exclusion Criteria
1. Local infection in the caudal region
2. Preterm neonate.
3. Preexisting neuromuscular disease
4. Sacral/vertebral abnormalities
5. Congenital anomaly. (Include specifically sacral anomalies/vertebral abnormalities, meningomyelocele, spina bifida, cauda equina)
6. Bleeding diathesis.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method duration of postoperative analgesiaTimepoint: 5 min intervals at the time of caudal delivery of drug till 2 hours in PACU, then every 2 hours till 24 hours postoperatively
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1) Incidence of bradycardia. <br/ ><br>2) Incidence and severity of Post operative sedation and agitation. <br/ ><br>3) Incidence of other side effectsTimepoint: at 30 min interval till 2 hours in PAC