Comparison of analgesic efficacy of dexamethasone versus tramadol in combination with ropivacaine in caudal anesthesia for children undergoing lower abdominal surgeries | Zendy

Loveleen Kour | Zendy; Anjali Mehta | Zendy; Supriya Gandotra | Zendy; Zahida Aziz | Zendy

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Comparison of analgesic efficacy of dexamethasone versus tramadol in combination with ropivacaine in caudal anesthesia for children undergoing lower abdominal surgeries

Author(s) -

Loveleen Kour,

Anjali Mehta,

Supriya Gandotra,

Zahida Aziz

Publication year - 2020

Publication title -

anesthesia essays and researches

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

ISSN - 0259-1162

DOI - 10.4103/aer.aer_110_20

Subject(s) - medicine , ropivacaine , tramadol , anesthesia , sedation , analgesic , dexamethasone , saline , local anesthetic , anesthetic , surgery

Caudal anesthesia has emerged as a reliable and effective anesthetic technique in the pediatric age group. However, the limited duration of action of the local anesthetic drugs proves to one of the major hindrances in the complete utilization of caudal block as an effective analgesic technique. To overcome this shortcoming, adjuvant drugs were introduced into clinical practice.

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