Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Intravenous dexmedetomidine along with caudal analgesia (Group D).: Children will receive caudal block analgesia with 1 mL/kg of 0.25% bupivacaine and 1mcg/kg dexmedetomidine intraven
Sponsors
Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care Maulana Azad Medical College
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1.Physical status ASA (American Society of Anaesthesiologists) I-II. 2. Age of patient 2-8 years
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Skin infection at the site of caudal block 2. Thrombocytopenia or bleeding disorders or coagulopathy 3. History of hypersensitivity to local anaesthetics 4. Neuromuscular disease 5. Spinal deformity 6. Cerebral palsy and mental retardation
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The time to first rescue analgesic requirementTimepoint: May differ in each patient; in the postoperative period. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Duration of motor blockadeTimepoint: May differ in each patient; in the postoperative period.;End tidal sevoflurane concentration required for the target BIS scoreTimepoint: Throughout intraoperative period;Incidence of side effects- emergence agitation (EA), hypotension, bradycardia, respiratory suppression, nausea, vomiting, motor weakness, and urinary retentionTimepoint: Intraoperative and postoperative period till 24 hours.;Number of patients not requiring rescue analgesia over first 24 hours postoperativelyTimepoint: 24 hours;Postoperative behaviour scoresTimepoint: 0, 15, 30, 60, 90 and 120 minutes;Postoperative pain scoreTimepoint: 0, 8, 12 and 24 hours | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactHimanshee Rathi
Lok Nayak Hospital
Outcome results
None listed