Topical Ketamine Versus Caudal Ketamine for Postoperative Analgesia in Children Undergoing Inguinal Herniotomy

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2015-09-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: Male

Summary

To find alternatives to caudal analgesia that could be more safe and effective and to demonstrate the analgesic efficacy of topical ketamine.

• Phase: Phase 2/Phase 3
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Assiut University
• Treatments: Bupivacaine; Ketamine

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

1. age (6 months to 6 years)

2. ASA physical status I or II.

3. Operation: elective unilateral inguinal herniotomy.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. A history of developmental delay or mental retardation,

2. Known or suspected coagulopathy,

3. Known allergy to any local anaesthetic,

4. Known congenital anomaly of the spine or signs of spinal anomaly,

5. Infection at the sacral region.