Addition of Magnesium Sulfate to Caudal to Prevent Postoperative Emergence Agitation.

• Status: Unknown status
• Trial end date: 2014-08-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: Male

Summary

Emergence agitation after sevoflurane anesthesia is still a problem needed to be solved.The aim of the study is to delineate the effect of caudal magnesium sulfate in children undergoing lower abdominal surgery to prevent postoperative emergence agitation.

• Phase: Phase 4
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Ain Shams University
• Treatments: Bupivacaine; Magnesium Sulfate

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• children undergoing lower abdominal surgery for hernia repair/orchiopexy in Ain Shams University ASA physical status I under sevoflurane anesthesia.

• age from 1-6 years.

Exclusion Criteria:

• children with developmental delay

• neurological disorder.

• psychological disorder

• difficult airway

• hyperactive airway disease

• contraindication to caudal block(sacral abnormality,bleeding disorder).