Efficacy of Intravenous Dexamethasone on Postoperative Caudal Analgesia in Pediatric Orchiopexy

Yonsei University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Pain

Treatments: Drug: dexamethasone

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01041378

4-2009-0558

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to evaluate postoperative pain control for pediatric patients.

Enrollment: 80 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 6 months to 5 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Pediatric patients scheduled for elective day-case orchiopexy.

Exclusion criteria

• Infants or children with history of steroid allergy, renal, hepatic disease, or contraindication for caudal analgesia.