Comparison of Midazolam with Bupivacaine and Fentanyl with Bupivacaine in Caudal Epidural Analgesia for Efficacy and Duration of Post Operative Analgesia in Children Undergoing Infra Umblical Surgeries
B. Sangeetha
Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, Sree Balaji Medical College & Hospital Affiliated to Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
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Abstract
Caudal anaesthesia is a useful adjunct to general anaesthesia for infra umbilical surgeries in children as it provides post-operative analgesia and reduces pen operative narcotic requirements There is prolongation o. f duration of analgesia by mean duration of 318.20±24.49 minutes with addition Fentanyl to Bupivacaine. When comparing the efficacy of two differential drugs fentanyl I µg/kg and midazolam 5 0µg/kg in combination with Bupivacaine 0.2 5%, lml/kg. Duration of analgesia was found significantly more in group using Fentanyl with mean duration of 318.20 ± 24.49 minutes compared to Midazolam with mean duration of 247.25 ±12.19 minutes.
Keywords: Anesthesia, fentanyl, midazolam