Ultrasonography versus conventional palpation for epidural analgesia in pediatrics undergoing midabdominal urological operations: a randomized clinical trial.

Background: Epidural block may be facilitated by ultrasound (US), particularly in pediatrics. Our goal was to compare pre-procedural US with traditional palpation for epidural block in pediatrics undergoing midabdominal urological procedures.

Methods: A total of 110 patients (1 to 12 years of age) with physical status Class I and II were enrolled in this study.

Effect of Dexmedetomidine in Sub-Tenon's Block on Emergence Agitation in Pediatric Strabismus Surgery under Sevoflurane Anesthesia.

Background: Numerous unfavorable complications may occur with strabismus surgery as emergency agitation (EA), oculocardiac reflex (OCR), postoperative pain, and postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV).

Aims: This study was designed to evaluate the dexmedetomidine effect in sub-Tenon's block on EA in strabismus surgery in the pediatric population under sevoflurane anesthesia.

Design: This was a prospective randomized double-blind clinical trial.