Dexamethasone versus neostigmine as an adjuvant to bupivcaine 0.25% for caudal analgesia in children undergoing open inguinal hernia repair
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Surgerycongenital inguinal hernia in children
- Registration Number
- PACTR201606001632982
- Lead Sponsor
- tanta university hospitals
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 96
Inclusion Criteria
children aged 2-8 years, of either gender, ASA I-II, undergoing elective surgeries for inguinal hernia repair will be enrolled in the study.
Exclusion Criteria
Patients with the following conditions will excluded from the study:
1- Infection at the injection site.
2- coagulapathy
3-prexisting neurological diseases
4- Congenital anomalies
5- Allergy to one of the study drugs
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method the primary outcome of this study will be to compare the duration of postoperative analgesia of caudal block when dexamethasone and neostigmine will be added to bupivacaine 0.25% in children.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Secondary outcomes will be the hemodynamic stability and postoperative complications.