Open AccessA comparison of the effectiveness of predictors of caudal block in children-swoosh test, anal sphincter tone, and heart rate response
Author(s) -
Nandini Dave,
Madhu Garasia
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of anaesthesiology-clinical pharmacology/journal of anaesthesiology clinical pharmacology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.466
H-Index - 32
eISSN - 2231-2730
pISSN - 0970-9185
DOI - 10.4103/0970-9185.92428
Subject(s) - medicine , internal anal sphincter , predictive value , sphincter , heart rate , likelihood ratios in diagnostic testing , surgery , anesthesia , anal canal , rectum , blood pressure
To study the effectiveness of three predictors of successful caudal block in children, viz. swoosh test, heart rate response to injection, and laxity of anal sphincter tone.