Abstract

CAUDAL ANAESTHESIA FOR PAEDIATRIC PATIENTS: COMPARISION BETWEEN LOCAL ANAESTHETIC MIXTURE ALONE AND LOCAL ANAESTHETIC MIXTURE WITH CLONIDINE (1 ?g/Kg)

Aditi A. Dhimar*, Abhisek Raichura and M.R.Upadhyay

ABSTRACT

Background & Objectives: To evaluate the effects of clonidine as an adjuvant to local anesthetic mixture, for caudal anesthesia, in pediatric patients undergoing sub umbilical surgeries. Material & Methods: Fifty ASA –I and II, children from age group of 1 year to 6 years, from either sex, were selected for study. Patients were randomly divided into two groups of 25 each : Clonidine group received : Local anaesthetic mixture + Inj. Adrenaline + Inj. Clonidine (1μg/kg). While in Control group received: Local anaesthetic mixture + Inj. Adrenaline through caudal epidural route. Onset of blockade, hemodynamic and respiratory parameters, sedation and postoperative analgesia were observed. Results: Onset of sensory and motor blockade was significantly earlier in Clonidine group (sensory blockade: 1.32±0.39 minutes, motor blockade : 1.92 ± 0.31minutes), than control group (sensory blockade : 3.02 ± 0.36 minutes, motor blockade : 3.70 ± 0.45 minutes) (‘p’

Keywords: Caudal anaesthesia, clodine, Lignocaine, Bupivacaine.