Caudal dexmedetomidine in pediatric caudal anesthesia

Caudal anesthesia in paediatric patients.

We have described our technique of caudal anaesthesia in children. This technique was used for relief of post-operative pain in 120 patients. Relief of pain was complete. Post-operative recovery was quiet and comfortable, with no side effects. The surgeons, the parents and recovery room personnel were satisfied. There were no surgical or anaesthetic complications.

Caudal Block with General Anesthesia for Outpatient Pediatric Surgery Procedures

Postoperative pain control from pediatric surgical procedures is a great challenge to overcome due to family and children anxiety. Discomfort of the outpatient operation sometimes become more important task than operation itself because of unfamiliar and anxious parents and child. That is why proper pain control will be a very comfortable condition and less emotionally disturbing experience for...

Efficacy and safety of dexmedetomidine added to caudal bupivacaine in pediatric major abdominal cancer surgery.

BACKGROUND Caudal analgesia has been prolonged by the addition of various adjuvants. Dexmedetomidine is a highly selective alpha-2 agonist with sedative and analgesic properties. OBJECTIVE To investigate the effect of addition of dexmedetomidine to 0.25% bupivacaine for caudal analgesia in children undergoing major abdominal cancer surgery. STUDY DESIGN A randomized double-blind trial. SE...

Ultrasound versus anatomical landmarks for caudal epidural anesthesia in pediatric patients

BACKGROUND Caudal block is easily performed because the landmarks are superficial. However, the sacral hiatus is small and shallow in pediatric patients. In the present study, we evaluated under general anesthesia whether the distance between the bilateral superolateral sacral crests increased with growth, whether an equilateral triangle was formed between the apex of the sacral hiatus and the ...

Preliminary comparison of lidocaine and xylazine as caudal epidural anesthesia for embryo collection in cows