Open AccessComparison of postoperative analgesic effect of caudal bupivacaine with and without ketamine in Pediatric subumbilical surgeries
Author(s) -
Sharon P Aliena,
Lini Chacko,
John J Chirayath
Publication year - 2018
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/joacp.joacp_60_17
Subject(s) - medicine , bupivacaine , ketamine , anesthesia , sedation , analgesic , mann–whitney u test , hemodynamics , surgery
Management and assessment of postoperative pain in children is often a tough task as they cannot effectively communicate their discomfort. Caudal block is an excellent means of providing postoperative analgesia. In this study, we compared the postoperative analgesic effect of bupivacaine with and without ketamine when given caudally in children undergoing subumbilical surgeries.