Open AccessTopical versus caudal ketamine/bupivacaine combination for postoperative analgesia in children undergoing inguinal herniotomy
Author(s) -
Hala Saad AbdelGhaffar,
Seham M. Moeen,
Ahmed M Moeen
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
saudi journal of anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.416
H-Index - 24
eISSN - 1658-354X
pISSN - 0975-3125
DOI - 10.4103/1658-354x.197338
Subject(s) - medicine , bupivacaine , ketamine , anesthesia , inguinal hernia , postoperative pain , surgery , hernia
Multiple studies claim that caudal administration of ketamine causes effective postoperative analgesia. The aim of this study was to assess the clinical effectiveness of ketamine after caudal or topical administration in pediatric patients undergoing inguinal herniotomy.