EFFECT OF THORACIC EPIDURAL ANAESTHESIA VIA CAUDAL APPROACH IN TRACHEOESOPHAGEAL FISTULA REPAIR

EFFECT OF ULTRASOUND GUIDED THORACIC EPIDURAL ANAESTHESIA VIA CAUDAL APPROACH ON POSTOPERATIVE PAIN AND STRESS IN NEONATES UNDERGOING TRACHEOESOPHAGEAL FISTULA REPAIR

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

PACTR

Registry ID

PACTR202110701059005

Enrollment

Registered

2021-10-29

Start date

2021-11-20

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-01-27

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Conditions

Anaesthesia

Interventions

Caudal epidural

Intravenous analgesia

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria • Age: neonates (0-30 days). • Scheduled for tracheoosophageal fistula repair.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Exclusion criteria • Any contraindication to epidural blockade. • Presence of Congenital heart diseases. • Mechanically ventilated neonates. • Prematurity. • Low body weight (<2.4 kg). • Accidental removal of epidural catheter <24 h postoperatively. • Vertebral anomalies.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
postoperative pain & stress response	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
length of stay (LOS), supplemental analgesic requirements, and the incidence of adverse respiratory events	—

Countries

Egypt

Contacts

Public ContactYasser Mohamed Othman

Assistant Professor in Anesthesia and Surgical Intensive Care

yasseralx@hotmail.com00201006357996

Outcome results

None listed

Source: PACTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026