ArticleJournal of anaesthesiology, clinical pharmacology
A randomized double-blinded controlled trial comparing ultrasound-guided versus conventional injection for caudal block in children undergoing infra-umbilical surgeries.
Article in Journal of anaesthesiology, clinical pharmacology. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07281235 (Perioperative Analgesia With Ultrasound Guided Erector Spinae Block Versus Ultrasound Guided Caudal Block in Children), which is not on this map. Cited by 3 papers.
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Perioperative Analgesia With Ultrasound Guided Erector Spinae Block Versus Ultrasound Guided Caudal Block in Children
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3 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.
- Evaluating Caudal Block Enhancements in Pediatric Circumcision: Do Additional Analgesics Make a Difference?Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2023Trial
- Influence of different anesthesia methods on outcome of elderly patients undergoing hip surgery.American journal of translational research · 2026Article
- Postoperative pain relief and functional outcomes after pre-emptive ultrasound-guided caudal analgesia in patients undergoing spinal laminectomy under general anaesthesia: Comparison between bupivacaine versus bupivacaine with morphine.Indian journal of anaesthesia · 2022Article
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Abstract
BACKGROUND AND
aimsCaudal epidural block is widely used in pediatric surgeries to provide intraoperative and postoperative analgesia in infra-umbilical surgeries. The conventional technique involves the risk of multiple punctures and other complications such as dural puncture, vascular puncture, and intraosseous injection. MATERIAL AND
methodsAround 106 children aged between 6 months to 10 years belonging to ASA class I-II scheduled for elective infra-umbilical surgeries were included after obtaining written informed consent from parents/guardians. All children were randomized into two groups: ultrasound-guided (Group U) or conventional caudal group (Group C). All were premedicated with oral midazolam and inhalational induction was done with oxygen and 6-8% sevoflurane. Caudal block of 1 mL/kg of 0.125% bupivacaine was administered in both groups. The primary outcome assessed was 1
resultsGroup U had a higher first puncture success rate (
conclusionUltrasound-guided caudal injection increases the first puncture success rate and decreases the number of punctures required compared to conventional caudal block in pediatric infra-umbilical surgeries.
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