Evaluation of Adding Dexmedetomidine to Ropivacaine in Pediatric Caudal Epidural Block: A Randomized, Double-blinded Clinical Trial.

Farnad Imani Reza Farahmand RadReza SalehiMahzad Alimian Zahra Mirbolook Jalali Amir Mansouri Nader D Nader

Published in: Anesthesiology and pain medicine (2021)

In the present study, the addition of dexmedetomidine to ropivacaine in the caudal epidural blockade improved postoperative analgesia without significant adverse effects in pediatric patients.

Keyphrases

clinical trial
spinal cord
postoperative pain
cardiac surgery
pain management
study protocol
open label
phase ii
randomized controlled trial
phase iii