NCT02345785 - Evaluation of the Change of Penile Corpus Cavernosum After Caudal Block Using Ultrasonography in Children | Crick

Overview

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the change of penile corpus cavernosum after caudal block using ultrasonography in pediatric patient.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

6

Conditions

Pediatric Urologic Surgeries

Interventions

urologic surgery and caudal blockOTHER

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 2 YearsMax age: 7 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: 1. Twenty (ASA status I or II) children, ages 2 to 7 yr old, who were scheduled for a urologic surgery 2. Children who needed caudal block for postoperative analgesia Exclusion Criteria: 1. if there were contraindications for caudal block including hypersensitivity to any local anaesthetics, bleeding diathesis, infections at the puncture sites, or pre-existing neurological disease. 2. patients scheduled for penile surgery

Locations (1)

Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine

Seoul, South Korea

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

change of penile corpus cavernosum

Evaluation of the change of penile corpus cavernosum after caudal block using ultrasonography in children

Time frame: 1 min after LMA insertion

change of penile corpus cavernosum

Evaluation of the change of penile corpus cavernosum after caudal block using ultrasonography in children

Time frame: 2 min after caudal block

change of penile corpus cavernosum

Evaluation of the change of penile corpus cavernosum after caudal block using ultrasonography in children

Time frame: 5 min after caudal block

Secondary Outcomes

cavernosal arterial hemodynamics

Investigation of cavernosal arterial hemodynamics included peak systolic velocity \[PS\], end diastolic velocity \[ED\], mean velocity \[MV\], time-averaged maximum velocity \[TAmax\], time-averaged mean velocity \[TAmean\], pulsatility index \[PI\], volume flow \[VF\], and dorsalis pedis artery diameter \[D\].

Time frame: 1 min after LMA insertion

cavernosal arterial hemodynamics

Investigation of cavernosal arterial hemodynamics included peak systolic velocity \[PS\], end diastolic velocity \[ED\], mean velocity \[MV\], time-averaged maximum velocity \[TAmax\], time-averaged mean velocity \[TAmean\], pulsatility index \[PI\], volume flow \[VF\], and dorsalis pedis artery diameter \[D\].

Time frame: 2 min after caudal block

cavernosal arterial hemodynamics

Investigation of cavernosal arterial hemodynamics included peak systolic velocity \[PS\], end diastolic velocity \[ED\], mean velocity \[MV\], time-averaged maximum velocity \[TAmax\], time-averaged mean velocity \[TAmean\], pulsatility index \[PI\], volume flow \[VF\], and dorsalis pedis artery diameter \[D\].