The better method for pain relief in children undergoing surgeries in lower abdomen, genital region or legs.
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2021/09/036260
- Lead Sponsor
- Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care Maulana Azad Medical College
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
1.Physical status ASA (American Society of Anaesthesiologists) I-II.
2. Age of patient 2-8 years
Exclusion Criteria
1. Skin infection at the site of caudal block
2. Thrombocytopenia or bleeding disorders or coagulopathy
3. History of hypersensitivity to local anaesthetics
4. Neuromuscular disease
5. Spinal deformity
6. Cerebral palsy and mental retardation
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The time to first rescue analgesic requirementTimepoint: May differ in each patient; in the postoperative period.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Duration of motor blockadeTimepoint: May differ in each patient; in the postoperative period.;End tidal sevoflurane concentration required for the target BIS scoreTimepoint: Throughout intraoperative period;Incidence of side effects- emergence agitation (EA), hypotension, bradycardia, respiratory suppression, nausea, vomiting, motor weakness, and urinary retentionTimepoint: Intraoperative and postoperative period till 24 hours.;Number of patients not requiring rescue analgesia over first 24 hours postoperativelyTimepoint: 24 hours;Postoperative behaviour scoresTimepoint: 0, 15, 30, 60, 90 and 120 minutes;Postoperative pain scoreTimepoint: 0, 8, 12 and 24 hours