Health Condition 1: null- Healthy ASA-1 and ASA-2 Patients who consented to go under study
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Caudal Block: Caudal epidural single shot block is given in paediatric patients under going infra umbilical surgeries
Control Intervention1: levobupivacaine, bupivacaine and ropivacaine
Sponsors
Dr Jagdeep Sharma
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 90 patients of ASA grade I & II, undergoing infraumbilical surgery as circumscision, herniotomies, orchidopexies etc.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Refusal by parents or guardian, pre existing neurological disease, hypersensitivity to local anaesthetics under study, bleeding diathesis or coagulation disorder, local sepsis at the site of puncture and technical problems such as persistent paresthesias or bloody/CSF tap.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Caudal Effectiveness Score among the three groups was assessed.Timepoint: The Caudal Effectiveness score was assessed after administration of anaesthesia before beginning of the surgery. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Mean pain scores, duration of post operative analgesia and associated compplications with the use of the drugs.Timepoint: . The duration of postoperative analgesia in group I (levobupivacaine) was 126.15±15.15mins (2.10±0.25hrs), group II (ropivacaine) was 114.68±11.32mins (1.91±0.18hrs), group III (bupivacaine) was 145.31±15.15mins (2.42±0.43hrs. | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactJagdeep Sharma
SGRDIMSR
Outcome results
None listed