Historical, matched cohort study comparing time to discharge from recovery room between ultrasound-guided and conventional caudal anesthesia in pediatric surgery

Completed

• Conditions: The ultrasound-guided caudal anesthesia reduces the duration in the PACU and the opioid consumption during and after the operation in pediatric patients; Caudal anesthesia; Ultrasound guided regional anesthesia; Anatomic Landmarks; Recovery Room; Pediatrics; Analgesics

• Registration Number: TCTR20230403009
• Lead Sponsor: Department of Anesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkhla University

Brief Summary

The duration of stay in PACU was significantly shorter in the ultrasound group with the median time 45 minutes when compared to the conventional group with the median time 55 minutes

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Completion: 2022-08-31
• Study Start: 2023-04-03
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 228

Inclusion Criteria

Pediatric patients, who underwent surgeries under general anesthesia combined with caudal anesthesia and consisted of
1. Age between 1 and 8 years
2. American Society Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status 1-3
3. Admitted in hospital after the surgery

Exclusion Criteria

1. history of failure to perform caudal anesthesia
2. remained intubation after surgery
3. bypassed from the operating room to ward without the PACU stay

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The length of stay in the recovery room In recovery room Minutes

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The dose of opioid analgesic using in pediatric patients Intraoperative, In recovery room, 24 hours at ward Morphine equivalent dosage (mg/kg)