Acute pain management for pediatric surgical patients intraoperatively and postoperatively is important for their comfort and psychological impact. Children aged 3-9 years old are included in the study and are divided randomly into two groups (45 children in each): Group D: Caudal block with bupivacaine 0.25% in a dose of (1 ml / kg) and dexmedetomidine 1μg/ kg. Group T: TAP block with bupivacaine 0.25% in a dose of (0.5 ml / kg).
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Enrollment
90
bupivacaine 0.25% in a dose of (1 ml / kg)
dexmedetomidine 1μg/ kg.
analgesia
Fouad Ibrahim Soliman
Sohag, Egypt
RECRUITING1st analgesic requirement
Time for first analgesic request (paracetamol intravenously 15 mg/kg) (h)
Time frame: 12 hours
Heart rate (HR)
Hemodynamic assessment
Time frame: 12 hours
systolic Blood Pressure (BP)
Hemodynamic assessment
Time frame: 12 hours
diastolic Blood Pressure (BP)
Hemodynamic assessment
Time frame: 12 hours
SpO2 -Hemodynamic assessment
Time frame: 12 hours
Total paracetamol consumption
Time frame: 12 hours
post operative pain score
post operative pain score upon arrival to recovery room and then 2, 4,6, 8 , and 12 hours after surgery using Faces pain scale-revised.
Time frame: 12 hours
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bupivacaine 0.25% in a dose of (0.5 ml / kg