Spinal Versus Caudal Analgesia After Pediatric Infra-umbilical Surgery
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2018-11-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
Caudal analgesia along with general anesthesia is a very popular regional technique for
prolonged postoperative analgesia in different pediatric surgical procedures where the
surgical site is sub-umbilical. Caudal anesthetics usually provide analgesia for
approximately 4-6 hours.
Recently, the use of spinal anesthesia in infants and children requiring surgeries of
sub-umbilical region is gaining considerable popularity worldwide.
- The ease of performance and the safety regarding cardio-respiratory functions makes spinal
anesthesia as an alternative to general anesthesia in infants and children undergoing
surgeries of sub-umbilical regions.