Abstract

Introduction- Caudal epidural anaesthesia is one of the common of all regional anaesthetic techniques in children and is recommended for surgical procedures lasting for less than 90 minutes. Several adjuncts such as opioids, ketamine, midazolam, neostigmine and Clonidine have been studied with bupivacaine to prolong its duration of action allowing single shot caudal anaesthesia to be used for surgery lasting 90 - 150 minutes.In light of the above facts this clinical study is designed to compare the analgesic efficacy and side effects of a bupivacaine-fentanyl, bupivacaine-clonidine and bupivacaine-dexmedetomidine mixture for caudal analgesia in children in lower limb/ lower abdominal surgery. Aims and objective- This study is aimed at evaluating the efficacy of fentanyl, clonidine and dexmedetomidine as additives with 0.25% bupivacaine for caudal analgesia and observe the side effects if any and compare it among the three groups.

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