Changes of Dorsalis Pedis Artery Flow Pattern After Caudal Block in Children: Observational Study Using a Duplex Sonography

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01107873

Enrollment

Registered

2010-04-21

Start date

2010-05-31

Completion date

2010-06-30

Last updated

2010-10-07

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Conditions

Anesthesia, Caudal

Keywords

Twenty (ASA status I) unpremedicated children, ages 1 to 5 yr old

Brief summary

The purpose of this study is to determine the changes of Dorsalis Pedis Artery Flow Pattern after Caudal Block in Children: Observational Study Using a Duplex Sonography.

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

MALE

Age

1 Years to 5 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Twenty (ASA status I) unpremedicated children, ages 1 to 5 yr old, who were scheduled for a day-case urologic surgery

Exclusion criteria

* if there were contraindications for caudal block including hypersensitivity to any local anaesthetics, bleeding diathesis, infections at the puncture sites, or pre-existing neurological disease.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Investigation of arterial hemodynamics	—	Investigation of arterial hemodynamics included peak systolic velocity \[PS\], end diastolic velocity \[ED\], mean velocity \[MV\], time-averaged maximum velocity \[TAmax\], time-averaged mean velocity \[TAmean\], pulsatility index \[PI\], volume flow \[VF\], and dorsalis pedis artery diameter \[D\].

Outcome results