Korean J Urol.
1992 Apr;33(2):250-254.
Caudal anesthesia in pediatric urology
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Urology, Keimyung University, School of Medicine, Taegu, Korea.
- 2Department of Anesthesiology, Keimyung University, School of Medicine, Taegu, Korea.
Abstract
- Caudal anesthesia has become increasingly widespread in pediatric surgery in recent years, especially for operation below the umbilicus. A prospective study was made to determine the efficacy of caudal anesthesia for pediatric urologic surgery. Seventy five patients who had analogous age and disease were entered in this study (caudal block with light general anesthesia in 47 patients and general anesthesia alone in 28 patients). The children who had caudal block were in psychologically ideal condition with reduced postoperative pain and less demand of analgesics during postoperative period. There were no toxic reactions of local anesthetics and technical faults in the caudate anesthesia. In conclusion, caudal anesthesia was notable for its simplicity, safety and effectiveness and was particularly useful in patients who have the propensity to develop bladder spasm.
