Popliteal Block for Postoperative Pain in Knee-ankle Soft Tissue Surgery in Cerebral Palsy

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2016-06-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

Popliteal block is a technique for providing postoperative pain management in children. In this randomized double-blinded study, the investigators evaluated the effects of preoperative popliteal nerve block on postoperative pain and analgesic requirement in children with cerebral palsy (CP) undergoing knee-anckle soft tissue surgery. The Wong Baker faces scale and skin conductance fluctuations will be assessed.

• Phase: N/A
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Diskapi Teaching and Research Hospital
• Treatments: Bupivacaine; Sevoflurane

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Children with cerebral palsy

• Scheduled for knee and ankle surgery

Exclusion Criteria:

• Autonomic neuropathy

• Medication with anticholinergic drugs

• Continuous infusion of vasoactive drugs