Anesthesia & Clinical Research
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Mona Mohamed Mogahed

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• Research Article
  Efficacy of Caudal Ketamine with Different Concentrations of Levobupivacaine for Postoperative Analgesia in Paediatric Subumblical Surgeries
  Author(s): Mona Mohamed Mogahed and Eman Ramadan Salama Mona Mohamed Mogahed and Eman Ramadan Salama
  
  Background: Caudal anaesthesia is the most popular regional anaesthetic technique used in the paediatric age group. Ketamine has been shown to have a synergistic effect with caudal local anaesthetics. Levobupivacaine is generally a well-tolerated anesthetic and analgesic with a wide range of clinical effectiveness and can be used as an alternative to bupivacaine. Methods: After approval from the hospital ethics committee and obtaining a parental informed written consent, fifty children with ASA score I and age ranges from 2-6 years randomized into 2 groups. Group I (n=25) received 0.75 ml/kg levobupivacaine 0.175% and preservative free s(+)-ketamine 0.5 mg/kg. Group II (n=25) received 0.75 ml/kg levobupivacaine 0.25% and preservative free s(+)-ketamine 0.5 mg/kg. Postoperative pain, duration of analgesia and time to first spontaneous leg mov.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2155-6148.1000758

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