Dexmedetomidine as Adjuvant for Bupivacaine in Ultrasound Guided Infraorbital Nerve Block for Cleft Lip Repair

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2018-05-10
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

To assess the efficacy of dexamethasone versus dexmedetomidine as adjuncts to bupivacaine for infra-orbital nerve block in infants undergoing cleft lip surgery.

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

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Mansoura University
• Treatments: Dexamethasone; Dexmedetomidine

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• American society of anesthesiologist (ASA) physical status I or II

Exclusion Criteria:

• known allergy to any of drugs used

• coagulopathy

• any wound or infection related to puncture site

• major illness

• failure to gain consent of parents.