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A comparison of dexamethasone and clonidine as an adjuvant for caudal blocks in pediatric urogenital surgeries

Author(s) -

Chandni Sinha,

Bindey Kumar,

UmeshKumar Bhadani,

Ajeet Kumar,

Amarjeet Kumar,

Alok Ranjan

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

anesthesia essays and researches

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

ISSN - 0259-1162

DOI - 10.4103/0259-1162.186604

Subject(s) - clonidine , medicine , dexamethasone , adjuvant , anesthesia , genitourinary system

Caudal block is a reliable regional analgesic technique for pediatric urogenital surgeries. Various adjuvants have been tried to enhance the duration of action of bupivicaine. Though clonidine is extensively used as an adjuvant in caudal anaesthesia, it can have troublesome adverse effects like bradycardia, hypotension and sedation. Lately dexamethasone has become popular as an adjuvant in paediatric caudals due to its safety profile.

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