Caudal Block With Tramadol and Levobupivacaine or Bupivacaine

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2013-01-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

Caudal block is the regional anesthetic technique that is used most frequently in pediatric surgery. Opioid drugs have been added to local anesthetic solutions to prolong duration of analgesia but ideal combination were not found that has minimal adverse effect. The aim of this study was to compare the postoperative analgesic efficacy of equal concentrations of bupivacaine plus tramadol or levobupivacaine plus tramadol in pediatric patients undergoing minor urological surgery.

• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Duzce University
• Treatments: Bupivacaine; Levobupivacaine; Tramadol

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• ASA I,

• 2 to 7 years old children

• Elective inguinal herniorrhaphy or orchidopexy operation

Exclusion Criteria:

• Infection at the site of block, bleeding diathesis, pre-existing neurological or spinal disease, or abnormalities of the sacrum) or with a known allergy to local anesthetics were excluded.