Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Realtime Ultrasound Imaging: Caudal block will be given in the selected study population group under real-time ultrasound guidance by experienced anaesthesiologists. Duration of interve
Sponsors
Department of Anaesthesiology IPGMER and SSKM Hospital
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: a) Patients belonging to either sex of age 1 month to less than 12 years. b) Patients of ASA physical status I and II. c) Patients scheduled to undergo various elective infra-umbilical surgeries
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: a) Patients aged less than 1 month b) Refusal from parents to give consent for the procedure. c) Patients with evidence of peripheral neuropathy, neurological deficit or motor weakness. d) Patients with significant cardiac, respiratory, hepatic or renal disorders or any other uncontrolled systemic illness e) Bleeding diatheses or history of using anticoagulation medications f) History of pneumothorax g) History of allergy to amide local anaesthetics. h) Infection at the site of needle insertion. i) History of seizures
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1) proper needle placement 2) no aspiration of blood 3) no aspiration of cerebrospinal fluid 4) no swelling in the sacral regionTimepoint: Outcome will be monitored during performing the procedure. This is not a therapeutic study hence duration of the procedure (from placing the ultrasound probe to placement of the needle in the caudal epidural space) will be considered as time points. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| An effective caudal analgesia without major hemodynamic alterations and avoiding inadvertent intravascular injection or dural punctureTimepoint: Intraoperative and 30 minutes after the surgery | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr Maitreyee Mukherjee
IPGMER AND SSKM HOSPITAL, KOLKATA
Outcome results
None listed