Volume : VII, Issue : X, October - 2017

EFFICACY OF CLONIDINE AS AN ADJUVANT TO BUPIVACAINE FOR CAUDAL ANALGESIA IN PAEDIATRIC PATIENTS

M. Ravikumar, S. Ramadevi, A. Dilli Rakesh

Abstract :

 Background

 

       Local anesthetics  have   been  routinely used for regional blocks in children. Clonidine an alpha2 adrenergic agonist, has been  used as an adjunct to local anesthetics for caudal analgesia.  This study was conducted to see the efficacy of clonidine as an adjunct to bupivacaine in post operative pain relief following caudal analgesia for subumblical surgeries in paediatric (age 1–3 years).

Aim

       To assess the efficacy of combining clonidine with bupivacaine and comapare it with bupivacaine alone on duration of postoperative analgesia, in paediatric caudal anesthesia for children (1–3 years) coming for subumbilical surgery.

Materials and methods

                 This randomized double blind controlled trial in 100 pediatric patients undergoing We elective subumbilical surgery under general anesthesia in our institute between 2014 January to 2016 January for a period of 2 yrs

Results

We found that clonidine  as an adjuvant to bupivacine enhanced  postoperative analgesia compared to bupivacaine alonewithout deleterious side–effects

Conclusion

      From our study, we conclude that there is significant difference in the duration of analgesia and post operative analgesia between two groups. 

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M. Ravikumar, S. Ramadevi, A. Dilli Rakesh, EFFICACY OF CLONIDINE AS AN ADJUVANT TO BUPIVACAINE FOR CAUDAL ANALGESIA IN PAEDIATRIC PATIENTS, INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH : Volume-7 | Issue-10 | October-2017

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