- Caudal Anesthesia By Dr M Sabra Caudal anesthesia was first described at the turn of last century by two French physicians, Fernand Cathelin and...
- Caudal anaesthesia is used for operations in areas supplied by the sacral nerves, such as anal surgery and circumcision.
- The word anesthesia refers to the loss of sensation, while caudal usually pertains to the end or tail portion of a body part.
- Editor—Caudal anaesthesia in children is the most common regional anaesthesia procedure performed worldwide.1,2 The majority of single-injection caudal...
- Caudal Anaesthesia. Positions 1. Lateral position with hips and knees flexed (foetal position) 2. Prone position with the pelvis raised on a pillow and feet...
- In premature infants successful caudal anaesthesia can be performed with 1 mL/kg of 0.375% bupivacaine, for surgeries like inguinal herniorrhaphy, orchiopexy...
- [4] Pharmacological aspects Considerable discussion has arisen regarding which local anaesthetic agent is the best choice for caudal anaesthesia...
- Patient C, a 13-week-old male weighing 7 kg, received general anaesthesia as for patient A to undergo inguinal hernia repair. A caudal block was performed with a...
- It is an all-purpose local anaesthetic drug used frequently in surface infiltration, block, caudal and spinal anaesthesia.
- Given his significant respiratory muscle involvement, ultrasound-guided caudal epidural anesthesia was used instead of general during the surgical procedure.