Effect of Dexmedetomidine on the Characteristics of High Volume/Low Concentration Ropivacaine in a Caudal Block in Pediatrics

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2011-07-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: Male

Summary

The investigators perform this study to evaluate the effects of caudal Dexmedetomidine (DEX) added to high volume/low-concentration of ropivacaine in children undergoing orchiopexy.

• Phase: N/A
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Yonsei University
• Treatments: Dexmedetomidine; Ropivacaine

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• children undergoing ambulatory orchiopexy,

• ASA status I

Exclusion Criteria:

• mental retardation,

• developmental delay,

• neurological or psychiatric illness,

• coagulation disorder,

• spinal anomalies