Trial reportBMC anesthesiology2025
Evaluating the effect of caudal epidural block on optic nerve sheath diameter in pediatric patients: randomized controlled study.
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4 citing papers in PubMed.
- Effect of caudal block injection speed on optic nerve sheath diameter in pediatric surgeries: A prospective observational cohort study.Medicine · 2026Observational
- Different injection speeds produce distinct temporal dynamics of optic nerve sheath diameter increase during caudal block in children: a prospective randomized trial.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2026Article
- The Effects of Caudal Epidural Injection on Optic Nerve Sheath Diameter and Hemodynamic Parameters in Adults with Failed Back Surgery Syndrome: A Prospective Clinical Study.Anesthesiology and pain medicine · 2025Article
- Comprehensive Assessment of Pain and Physiological Parameters of Sympathetic Blockade to Accurately Determine the Success of High Thoracic Erector Spinae Plane Block.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
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Abstract
introductionCaudal epidural block is a widely performed procedure for postoperative pain control of pediatric patients. As the local anesthetic acts by spreading cranially after caudal block, it may lead to several effects on the cerebrospinal fluid and intracranial region.
methodChildren aged 1-7, ASA I-II were included in this study. The patient population was assigned into two groups as the Caudal Block Group (Group CB) and the Control Group (Group C) Caudal block with 0.25% bupivacaine 1 ml/kg was performed on patients in Group CB. Optic nerve sheath diameter was measured at the following timeline: T
resultsThere was no significant difference between two groups considering demographic data, intraoperative hemodynamic parameters, intraoperative SpO
conclusionEvaluation of optic nerve sheath diameter has high diagnostic precision for detecting increased intracranial pressure in children. The findings in this study display that local anesthetic applied for caudal block in pediatric surgeries spread cranially resulting in an increase in the intracranial pressure and optic nerve sheath diameter. However, this increase does not cause intraoperative hemodynamic changes.
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