We prospectively studied the post-operative recovery profile of 28 ex-premature infants undergoing inguinal herniotomy. All infants had a post-conceptual age of less than 46 weeks at the time of surgery and were randomized to receive either sevoflurane (group 1, 14 patients) or spinal anaesthesia (group 2, 14 patients). All patients received supplemental caudal analgesia before skin incision. C...

Background: Inguinal hernia in children is a very common surgical condition. Various techniques are being done for repair children. Single port needlescopic assisted girls time honoured technique with minimum complications and excellent Aim: To determine the outcome of single needle girls. Study design: Descriptive case series Place duration study: Department Paediatric Surgery Sahiwal Teaching...

We report a case of a premature neonate born at 34 weeks and operated at 6 weeks of age developing unexplained seizures 10 hours after the end of surgery under single shot caudal epidural analgesia with bupivacaine and lidocaine combined with general anesthesia.

BACKGROUND Multiple studies claim that caudal administration of ketamine causes effective postoperative analgesia. The aim of this study was to assess the clinical effectiveness of ketamine after caudal or topical administration in pediatric patients undergoing inguinal herniotomy. PATIENTS AND METHODS This randomized, comparative, double-blind study included eighty children (aged 6 months to...

BACKGROUND Considering that complications and outcome of each method of pediatric inguinal hernia repair are one of the determinants for pediatric surgeons for selection of the appropriate surgical technique, we compared the early and late complications of two inguinal repair techniques, with and without opening the external oblique muscle fascia. MATERIALS AND METHODS In this double-blind cl...