Health Condition 1: R69- Illness, unspecified
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Intravenous Dexamethasone given to patient along with caudal block: A total of 30 pediatric patients will be given i.v. Dexamethasone in a dose of 0.2 mg/kg in 5 ml normal saline along
Sponsors
ABVIMS and Dr RML Hospital
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: ASA grade 1 and 2 patients undergoing elective infra umbilical surgeries duraion of surgery within 120 minutes
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: allergic to local anaesthetic drugs coagulopathy and bleeding disorders local site infection preexisting neuromuscular disorders congenital anomaly of lower back mental retardation/delayed development
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Duration of post operative analgesia and time for first rescue analgesia.Timepoint: Baseline, and then every 15 minutes intraoperatively and hourly postoperatively,until FLACC score is greater than or equal to 4. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| total duration of post operative analgesia until rescue analgesia s given. Incidence of PONV parent satisfaction using Likert scale.Timepoint: first time when rescue analgesia is given. Any occasion of nausea or vomiting reported untilthe effect of caudal block is present | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr Nidhi Sharma
ABVIMS and Dr. RML hospital
Outcome results
None listed