Journal of Nepal Health Research Council
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J Nepal Health Res Counc · Oct 2010
Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative StudyCaudal bupivacaine vs bupivacaine plus tramadol in post-operative analgesia in children.
Caudal analgesia with bupivacaine is used commonly for pain relief in children and extradural administration of tramadol seemed to be a safe method of analgesia. The aim of the study is to compare the analgesic efficacy of caudal bupivacaine and bupivacaine and tramadol mixture for postoperative analgesia and to observe for side effects. ⋯ The addition of tramadol to bupivacaine in the caudal analgesic technique provides longer analgesia and lesser need for rescue analgesic in the postoperative period compared to bupivacaine.