Infra-orbital Nerve Block for Post Operative Analgesia in Children Undergoing Cleft Lip Surgery.

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2016-08-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

this study will be undertaken to evaluate the safety and analgesic efficacy of adding ketamine to bupivacaine in bilateral infra-orbital nerve block for relief of pain postoperatively following repair of cleft lip in children less than two years of age.

• Phase: Phase 2/Phase 3
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Assiut University
• Treatments: Bupivacaine; Ketamine

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

(ASA) physical status I and II aged less than 2 years undergoing elective cleft lip repair (with or without cleft palate) under general anesthesia.

Exclusion Criteria:

Patients with local infection at the site of injection of block, history suggestive of drug allergy, any systemic disease that compromises the cardiovascular, respiratory or neurological function, other congenital anomaly, history of upper or lower airway disease, coagulation disorders, and children with history of sleep apnea and in whom postoperative ventilation may be required will be excluded from the study.