What is it about?
Over recent years, there are lots of advancements in providing adequate postoperative analgesia for paediatric patients who are undergoing infra-umbilical surgeries. Of which, the caudal block is a type of neuraxial block that is simple, easy to administer with more reliability, thus providing a veryeffective pain–free period.
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Why is it important?
FLACC score was used to assess the postoperative analgesia. The mean duration of postoperative analgesia was 478.04±61.22min in the Dexmedetomidine group and 530.07±134.04 min in the Dexamethasone group which was statistically significant. The sedation score was better with Dexmedetomidine Group compared to Group Dexamethasone.
Perspectives
This study aimed to compare the efficacy of Ropivacaine with dexmedetomidine and dexamethasone in pediatric circumcision surgeries. Our study proved that caudal administration of 0.25% Ropivacaine with Dexamethasone (0.1 mg/kg) resulted in a longer duration (530.07 minutes) of action compared with 0.25% Ropivacaine with Dexmedetomidine (1 mcg/ kg) and the sedation was better with Dexmedetomidine when compared to dexamethasone, without any other significant differences in the hemodynamic parameters and the incidence of adverse events.
International Journal of Medical Sciences and Nursing Research
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This page is a summary of: International Journal of Medical Sciences and Nursing Research, International Journal of Medical Sciences and Nursing Research, September 2021, International Journal of Medical Sciences and Nursing Research,
DOI: 10.55349/ijmsnr.2021.1112.
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