Caudal epidural block has been a widely used regional anesthesia method, especially in pediatric surgery, to provide intraoperative and postoperative analgesia. Studies on non-invasive methods used for intracranial pressure measurement have shown that optic nerve sheath diameter is related to intracranial pressure. Optic nerve sheath diameter measurement has high diagnostic accuracy for detecting increased intracranial pressure in children. The aim of the study is to investigate the effect of the caudal block on optic nerve sheath diameter in pediatric patients.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
60
1 ml / kg, % 0.25 bupivacaine
Ataturk University School of Medicine
Erzurum, Yakutiye, Turkey (Türkiye)
Optic Nerve Diameter
Consecutive Optic Nerve Sheath Diameter Measurement from Both Eyes
Time frame: First minute
Optic Nerve Diameter
Consecutive Optic Nerve Sheath Diameter Measurement from Both Eyes
Time frame: 5th minutes
Optic Nerve Diameter
Consecutive Optic Nerve Sheath Diameter Measurement from Both Eyes
Time frame: 15th minutes
Optic Nerve Diameter
Consecutive Optic Nerve Sheath Diameter Measurement from Both Eyes
Time frame: 30th minutes
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