Does glucose need to be given when children receiving caudal analgesia during surgery?

Not yet recruiting

• Conditions: Other disorders of kidney and ureter in diseases classified elsewhere,

• Registration Number: CTRI/2020/10/028554
• Lead Sponsor: Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences

Brief Summary

Regional anesthesia obtunds tress responses to surgery and anesthesia. We propose to evaluate the blood sugar profiles amongst children undergoing abdominal surgery with caudal analgesia with and without dextrose supplementation with a view to document the safety of withholding dextrose containing solutions in children undergoing surgery.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Last Update Posted: 2020-10-15
• Study Start: 2020-10-30

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Not Yet Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 50

Inclusion Criteria

• 1.Age 6 months.
• 6 years 2.Surgery ≥ 1hour 3.Fasting for 6 hours for solid food and formula feeds, 4 hours for breast milk, 2 hours for glucose-containing fluids.

Exclusion Criteria

1.ASA physical status ≥2 2.Patients diagnosed with endocrine disorders/ on steroid supplementation.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Blood sugars meausured half hourly during surgery with and without supplemental glucose in children receiving caudal analgesia undergoing abdominal surgery	1. Baseline R0 | 2. 30 minutes R 30 | 3. 60 minutes R 60 | 4. 90 mintes R 90 | 5. End of surgery R final.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Hemodynamic changes , hear rate and blood pressure at the same time points.	Opioid consumption during surgery

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences; 🇮🇳 Ernakulam, KERALA, India

Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences

🇮🇳Ernakulam, KERALA, India

DrLakshmi Kumar

Principal investigator

9496211333

lakshmi.k.238@gmail.com