Caudal block is one of the most effective modalities to reduce pain both during and after the surgery involving areas under the umbilicus. According to previous research, 0.5mg/kg-1.5mg/kg dexamethasone is known to enhance the analgesic quality of caudal block in children. Despite the fact that this high dose of dexamethasone is used to treat airway edema in actual practice and no adverse side effect related to dosage has been reported, it is 3 to 15 times higher than the daily antiemetic dose of dexamethasone that is used in standard care of anesthesia. Therefore, our study aims to assess the effect of the more practical, antiemetic dose of dexamethasone (0.15mg/kg) as an adjuvant to enhance the quality of caudal block through a non-inferiority trial.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
TRIPLE
Enrollment
273
After caudal block with 1.2ml/kg of 0.15% ropivacaine, the patient receives 0.5mg/kg of intravenous dexamethasone
After caudal block with 1.2ml/kg of 0.15% ropivacaine, the patient receives 0.15mg/kg of intravenous dexamethasone
Yonsei University Health System, Severance Hospital
Seoul, South Korea
The need for additional analgesics during the first 48 hrs after surgery
The child's parent is to be educated prior to the surgery so that when the pain score (FLACC or Wong-Baker Faces Scale) is 4 or above at home, he or she receives an additional acetaminophen. The outcome assessor calls or text messages the parent at 6 hours, 24 hours, and 48 hours after the surgery to assess the need for additional analgesics until 48 hours after the surgery.
Time frame: Until 48 hours after the surgery
Time to the first additional analgesic
The outcome assessor calls or text messages the parent at 6 hours, 24 hours, and 48 hours after the surgery to find out when the first acetaminophen was given and how many times in total it was given to the child. Also, the pain scores (FLACC, Wong-Baker Faces Scale, Parent Postoperative Pain Measure) and the satisfaction scores were obtained at each time point.
Time frame: Until 48 hours after the surgery
total number of additional analgesic
The outcome assessor calls or text messages the parent at 6 hours, 24 hours, and 48 hours after the surgery to find out when the first acetaminophen was given and how many times in total it was given to the child. Also, the pain scores (FLACC, Wong-Baker Faces Scale, Parent Postoperative Pain Measure) and the satisfaction scores were obtained at each time point.
Time frame: Until 48 hours after the surgery
pain score at each time point
The outcome assessor calls or text messages the parent at 6 hours, 24 hours, and 48 hours after the surgery to find out when the first acetaminophen was given and how many times in total it was given to the child. Also, the pain scores (FLACC, Wong-Baker Faces Scale, Parent Postoperative Pain Measure) and the satisfaction scores were obtained at each time point.
Time frame: Until 48 hours after the surgery
scale of satisfaction at each time point
The outcome assessor calls or text messages the parent at 6 hours, 24 hours, and 48 hours after the surgery to find out when the first acetaminophen was given and how many times in total it was given to the child. Also, the pain scores (FLACC, Wong-Baker Faces Scale, Parent Postoperative Pain Measure) and the satisfaction scores were obtained at each time point.
Time frame: Until 48 hours after the surgery
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