Addition of Magnesium Sulfate to Caudal to Prevent Postoperative Emergence Agitation.

Phase 4 Unknown 70 enrolled Ain Shams University

RandomizedParallel-groupDouble-blindPrevention

Summary

Emergence agitation after sevoflurane anesthesia is still a problem needed to be solved.The aim of the study is to delineate the effect of caudal magnesium sulfate in children undergoing lower abdominal surgery to prevent postoperative emergence agitation.

Timeline

Start: 2013-10
Primary completion: 2014-07
Completion: 2014-08

Publications

Background Saadawy I, Boker A, Elshahawy MA, Almazrooa A, Melibary S, Abdellatif AA, Afifi W. Effect of dexmedetomidine on the characteristics of bupivacaine in a caudal block in pediatrics. Acta Anaesthesiol Scand. 2009 Feb;53(2):251-6. doi: 10.1111/j.1399-6576.2008.01818.x. Epub 2008 Dec 6.

Drugs

Evaluation	Drug	Modality	Dose	Route
Comparator	Magnesium Sulfate	Other / unclassified	50 mg	Other

Indications

No indication recorded.