Open AccessCaudal levobupivacaine supplemented with caudal or intravenous clonidine in children undergoing infraumbilical surgery: A randomized, prospective double-blind study
Author(s) -
Laxmi Ramya Potti,
Yatish Bevinaguddaiah,
Archana Shrivastava,
Vinayak Seenappa Pujari,
C Manjunath Abloodu
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
al-banǧ. maqālāt wa abḥāṯ fī al-taẖdīr wa-al-in’āš
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0259-1162
DOI - 10.4103/0259-1162.200233
Subject(s) - levobupivacaine , medicine , double blind , anesthesia , double blind study , prospective cohort study , clonidine , surgery , randomized controlled trial , analgesic , placebo , pathology , alternative medicine
Caudal analgesia is the most popular regional anesthesia technique in pediatric population for intraoperative and postoperative analgesia. Clonidine, an α 2 agonist, prolongs analgesia without causing significant respiratory depression after systemic or neuraxial administration. However, the most beneficial route of its administration is still controversial. Thus, we compared the effects of caudal and intravenous (i.v) clonidine on postoperative analgesia produced by caudal levobupivacaine in children undergoing infraumbilical surgery.