[Ketamine as an adjunct to bupivacaine in infra-orbital nerve block analgesia after cleft lip repair].

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

We conducted this study to investigate the safety and analgesic efficacy of the addition of Ketamine to Bupivacaine in bilateral extra-oral infra-orbital nerve block in children undergoing cleft lip surgeries.

Methods

Sixty patients were randomly allocated into two groups (n=30), Group B received infra-orbital nerve block with 2mL of 0.25% Bupivacaine and Group BK received 0.5mg.kg^-1 Ketamine for each side added to 1mL of 0.5% Bupivacaine solution diluted up to 2mL solution to 0.25% Bupivacaine concentration. Assessment parameters included; hemodynamics, recovery time, time to first oral intake, postoperative Faces Legs Activity Cry Consolability (FLACC) scores, Four-point Agitation scores, analgesic consumption and adverse effects.

Results

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SUBMITTER: Abdel-Ghaffar HS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9391890 | biostudies-literature | 2018 May - Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature