CompletedNot Applicable

Change in Femoral Artery Doppler to Predict Successful Caudal Block

Egypt40 participantsStarted 2025-05-20

Plain-language summary

The ideal method to predict successful caudal block is still lacking. We hypothesized that the change in femoral artery Doppler indices could accurately predict successful caudal block

Who can participate

Age range2 Years – 8 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * ASA1 or 2 lower abdominal or lower limb surgery Exclusion Criteria: * allergy to bupivacaine parental refusal coagulopathy inability to obtain adequate femoral artery views

What they're measuring

Accuracy of Change in pulsatility index (PI) to predict successful caudal block

Timeframe: baseline and 15 minutes after the block

Trial details

NCT IDNCT06981780

SponsorCairo University

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeOBSERVATIONAL

Primary completion2025-08-20

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