Caudal Block for Analgesia in Pediatrics Undergoing Hypospadias Repair Surgery under General Anesthesia

Caudal tramadol for postoperative analgesia in pediatric hypospadias surgery.

Ninety boys, aged 13-53 months, undergoing repair of hypospadias, were allocated randomly to receive 0.8 ml kg-1 of one of three solutions into the caudal extradural space: group B received bupivacaine 2 mg kg-1, group T received tramadol 2 mg kg-1 in 0.9% saline and group BT a mixture of both. Postoperative pain was assessed hourly for 12 h after injection using a modified TPPPS pain score and...

Caudal Block with General Anesthesia for Outpatient Pediatric Surgery Procedures

Postoperative pain control from pediatric surgical procedures is a great challenge to overcome due to family and children anxiety. Discomfort of the outpatient operation sometimes become more important task than operation itself because of unfamiliar and anxious parents and child. That is why proper pain control will be a very comfortable condition and less emotionally disturbing experience for...

Caudal tramadol for postoperative analgesia in hypospadias surgery.

Comparison of caudal bupivacaine and bupivacaine-tramadol for postoperative analgesia in children undergoing hypospadias surgery.

OBJECTIVE To compare the effectiveness of caudal bupivacaine and bupivacaine-tramadol for postoperative analgesia in children undergoing hypospadias surgery. STUDY DESIGN Quasi experimental study. PLACE AND DURATION OF STUDY The Postgraduate Medical Institute, Hayatabad Medical Complex, Peshawar, from February 2006 to August 2007. METHODOLOGY The study was conducted on 60 male children un...

A retrospective evaluation of fistula formation in children undergoing hypospadias repair and caudal anesthesia.

standard practice. The storyline contains information about matters including hospital admission, weighing, fasting, cannulation, gaseous and IV induction of anesthesia, pain management, and postoperative recovery. The animation has been shown to many young children and the feedback has been excellent. All of the children were able to accurately quote fasting times and said that the story was f...