The Caudal Space in Children: Ultrasound Evaluation

Yonsei University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Hydrocele; Cryptorchidism; Genitourinary Disease; Inguinal Hernia; Hypospadia

Treatments: Other: ultrasound evaluation of caudal space

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01896076

4-2013-0244

Details and patient eligibility

About

Caudal anesthesia is commonly employed in pediatrics to produce postoperative analgesia in low abdominal or urologic surgery.

An exact understanding of the anatomy of the sacral area including sacral hiatus and surrounding structures is crucial to the success of caudal block.

The aim of this study is to evaluate the anatomy of the caudal space in pediatrics by ultrasound evaluation.

Enrollment: 300 patients

Sex: All

Ages: Under 7 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patients aged 0 - 84 months who were scheduled to undergo elective urological surgery.

Exclusion criteria

• Patients with any contraindication to caudal epidural block were excluded.

  • coagulopathy
  • allergy to local anesthetics
  • infection at the puncture site

Trial design

300 participants in 1 patient group

Pediatric patients in urologic surgery

Description:

Pediatric patients undergoing caudal block for urologic surgery were included in this study.

Treatment:

Other: ultrasound evaluation of caudal space