Anesthesia & Clinical Research
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Esam abdalla

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• Research Article
  Caudal Neostigmine and Bupivacaine Facilitates Early Extubation and Provides Prolonged Postoperative Analgesia in Children Undergoing Open Heart Surgery
  Author(s): Sayed Kaoud Abd-Elshafy, Esam abdalla, Mohamed Ali and Hesham Mohamed Sayed Kaoud Abd-Elshafy, Esam abdalla, Mohamed Ali and Hesham Mohamed
  
  Objective: This study was designed to examine the effect of single shot of caudal neostigmine with bupivacaine on early extubation versus standard intravenous fentanyl regimen without caudal block. Design: Prospective, randomized double blind controlled clinical trial Setting of the study: Children University Hospital Patients: 80 children (4 to 12 years) undergoing correction of congenital heart defects Methods: Patients were randomized into two equal groups (caudal neostigmine group and non-caudal group); Anesthesia was provided with sevoflurane, midazolam, plus fentanyl 5 mcg/kg and cisatracurium 0.1 mg/kg and maintained with sevoflurane, fentanyl 1 mcg/kg/h. and cisatracurium 0.05 mg/kg. In caudal group; caudal block with bupivacaine (0.125%) in a dose of 1.5 ml/kg plus neostigmine.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2155-6148.1000512

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