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Trial reportBMC pediatrics2019

Perioperative effects of caudal block on pediatric patients in laparoscopic upper urinary tract surgery: a randomized controlled trial.

Bingdong Tao, Kun Liu, Dandan Wang, Mengmeng Ding, Ni Yang, Ping Zhao

Open access · goldAbstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in BMC pediatrics, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 19 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Bingdong TaoDepartment of Anesthesiology, Shengjing Hospital, China Medical University, 36 Sanhao Street Heping District, Shenyang, 110004, Liaoning Province, China.
Kun LiuDepartment of Anesthesiology, Shengjing Hospital, China Medical University, 36 Sanhao Street Heping District, Shenyang, 110004, Liaoning Province, China.
Dandan WangDepartment of Anesthesiology, Shengjing Hospital, China Medical University, 36 Sanhao Street Heping District, Shenyang, 110004, Liaoning Province, China.
Mengmeng DingDepartment of Anesthesiology, Shengjing Hospital, China Medical University, 36 Sanhao Street Heping District, Shenyang, 110004, Liaoning Province, China.
Ni YangDepartment of Pediatrics, PICU, Shengjing Hospital, China Medical University, Shenyang, China.
Ping ZhaoDepartment of Anesthesiology, Shengjing Hospital, China Medical University, 36 Sanhao Street Heping District, Shenyang, 110004, Liaoning Province, China. zhaoping_sj@icloud.com.
China Medical University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundWhile caudal block has been widely used during pediatric lower limbs and lower abdominal surgeries, few studies to date have evaluated the perioperative effects of caudal block on pediatric patients in laparoscopic upper urinary tract surgery.

methodsNinety-six pediatric patients, aged 6 months to 7 years, ASA grade I-II, scheduled to undergo laparoscopic upper urinary tract surgery, were randomized to a non-block group (no caudal block performed), an ROP1.0 group (patients received 1.0 mL/kg of 0.15% ropivacaine) and an ROP1.3 group (patients received 1.3 mL/kg of 0.15% ropivacaine). The primary outcome variable was perioperative fentanyl use. The secondary outcome variables were pain score, hemodynamic fluctuation, the number of patients needing rescue fentanyl and side effects.

resultsCaudal block with 1.3 mL/kg of 0.15% ropivacaine significantly decreased perioperative fentanyl usage (ROP 1.3 vs. non-caudal block, P < 0.01; ROP 1.3 vs. ROP 1.0, P < 0.05). Moreover, patients in the ROP1.3 group, compared to those without, displayed more stable hemodynamics, lower pain score in the PACU and 8 h after operation, less demand for rescue fentanyl, shorter time of PACU stay.

conclusionsCaudal block with 1.3 mL/kg of 0.15% ropivacaine reduced perioperative fentanyl use during laparoscopic upper urinary tract surgery on pediatric patients and produced good postoperative analgesia when compared with no caudal block and caudal block with 1.0 mL/kg of 0.15% ropivacaine.

trial registrationClinical trial number: ChiCTR1800015549, chictr.org.cn.

Indexed as

Anesthesia, CaudalLaparoscopyAnalgesics, OpioidAnesthetics, LocalAnti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-SteroidalChildChild, PreschoolFemaleFentanylHumansInfantMaleNerve BlockPain MeasurementPerioperative CarePostoperative PainAnalgesics, OpioidAnesthetics, LocalAnti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-SteroidalFentanylRopivacaineCaudal blockLaparoscopic surgeryPediatric surgeryRopivacaineUpper urinary tract surgery

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PMID31711451
PMCPMC6844040
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