Lidocaine Infusion for Major Abdominal Pediatric Surgery

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2011-02-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

In this study, the investigators hypothesized that perioperative i.v. infusion of lidocaine in major abdominal pediatric surgery, may have a beneficial effect on hemodynamic and hormonal responses. Also, it could decrease the hospital stay, opioid requirement and hasten return of bowel function.

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

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Mansoura University
• Treatments: Lidocaine

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Pediatric

• Abdominal surgery

• ASA class I and II

Exclusion Criteria:

• history of hepatic diseases

• history of cardiac diseases

• history of renal diseases

• allergy to local anesthetics

• epilepsy