Open AccessEffect of caudal clonidine on emergence agitation and postoperative analgesia after sevoflurane anaesthesia in children: Randomised comparison of two doses
Author(s) -
Akanksha Saxena,
Ashish Sethi,
Vikesh Agarwal,
Rajan B Godwin
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
indian journal of anaesthesia/indian journal of anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.645
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 0976-2817
pISSN - 0019-5049
DOI - 10.4103/0019-5049.147163
Subject(s) - ropivacaine , medicine , clonidine , flacc scale , anesthesia , sevoflurane , sedation , emergence delirium , incidence (geometry) , analgesic , physics , optics
Sevoflurane, a popular inhalational anaesthetic for children, has been associated with significant emergence agitation in the recovery phase. This study was intended to compare two doses of caudal clonidine added to ropivacaine 0.2% in order to decide on the optimal dose for prevention of sevoflurane induced emergence agitation (EA) and to get a meaningful prolongation of postoperative analgesia with minimal side effects.