low dose intravenous and caudal dexamethasone in caudal anesthesia
Phase 2
- Conditions
- prospective study
- Registration Number
- JPRN-UMIN000043810
- Lead Sponsor
- Minia University, Faculty of medicine anesthesia and intensive care department
- Brief Summary
Dexamethasone promotes the analgesic effect of caudal bupivacaine either if combined with bupivacaine caudally or via (iv) route compared to the control group.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete: follow-up complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 150
Inclusion Criteria
Not provided
Exclusion Criteria
coagulopathies, infection at the block targeted site, or with known allergy to any of the drugs included in the study
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method the duration of the postoperative caudal analgesia and severity of postoperative pain
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method umber of rescue analgesic doses, residual motor block, and side effects like nausea and vomiting