Comparison of caudal bupivacaine and dexmedetomidine with caudal bupivacaine and intravenous dexmedetomidine for postoperative analgesia in children: A randomized controlled trial

Comparison of caudal bupivacaine and dexmedetomidine with caudal bupivacaine and intravenous dexmedetomidine for postoperative analgesia in children: A randomized controlled trial

Background and Aims: Caudal block is a part of multimodal analgesic regimen to alleviate pain in pediatric patients undergoing variety of surgeries. This study compares the effectiveness of caudal versus intravenous dexmedetomidine as an additive to caudal bupivacaine for prolonging analgesia in chi...

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Main Authors: Kuldeep Singh, Jeetendra Bajaj, Sapna Bathla, Khushboo Mehta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2025-07-01
Series:Journal of Anaesthesiology Clinical Pharmacology
Subjects:
analgesia
bupivacaine
caudal
dexmedetomidine
pediatric
key message: addition of dexmedetomidine to caudal bupivacaine is an effective method of prolonging the duration of analgesia in pediatric patients in the postoperative period with favorable hemodynamics and minimal sedation.
Online Access:https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/joacp.joacp_142_24
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