The ultrasound-guided caudal anesthesia reduces the duration in the PACU and the opioid consumption during and after the operation in pediatric patients Caudal anesthesia Ultrasound guided regional anesthesia Anatomic Landmarks Recovery Room Pediatrics Analgesics
Conditions
Interventions
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Treatment,Treatment
Conventional group,Ultrsound group
Sponsors
Department of Anesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkhla University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
1 Years to 8 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Pediatric patients, who underwent surgeries under general anesthesia combined with caudal anesthesia and consisted of 1. Age between 1 and 8 years 2. American Society Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status 1-3 3. Admitted in hospital after the surgery
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. history of failure to perform caudal anesthesia 2. remained intubation after surgery 3. bypassed from the operating room to ward without the PACU stay
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The length of stay in the recovery room In recovery room Minutes | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The dose of opioid analgesic using in pediatric patients Intraoperative, In recovery room, 24 hours at ward Morphine equivalent dosage (mg/kg) | — |
Countries
Thailand
Contacts
Public ContactTiraporn Kawchoo
Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkhla University
Outcome results
None listed