The Effect of Caudal Block on Optic Nerve Sheath Diameter in Pediatric Patients
Status:
Recruiting
Trial end date:
2022-05-30
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Summary
Caudal epidural block has been a widely used regional anesthesia method, especially in
pediatric surgery, to provide intraoperative and postoperative analgesia. Studies on
non-invasive methods used for intracranial pressure measurement have shown that optic nerve
sheath diameter is related to intracranial pressure. Optic nerve sheath diameter measurement
has high diagnostic accuracy for detecting increased intracranial pressure in children. The
aim of the study is to investigate the effect of the caudal block on optic nerve sheath
diameter in pediatric patients.