Spinal anesthesia with caudal catheter in pediatric urologic surgery: an alternative to general anesthesia
SCC anesthesia is feasible in most patients undergoing complex urologic surgery as an alternative to GA. Although induction times are slightly longer, this may be worth the benefit, as regional anesthesia may reduce the need for using an airway device and intraoperative opioid use.
Authors
- Judith Stangl‐Kremser (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8644-2445)
- Daryl J. McLeod (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1027-2953)
- Venkata R. Jayanthi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6865-9026)
- Christina Barbara Ching (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3396-4215)
- Daniel DaJusta (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0454-0704)
- Kathleen Puttmann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3487-254X)
- Seth A. Alpert (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7034-603X)
- Kristin Ebert (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6932-2727)
- Molly E. Fuchs (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2573-580X)
Institutions
- Nationwide Children's Hospital (US)
- The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Pediatrics
- Published
- 2025-11-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fped.2025.1614512
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Anesthesia and Pain Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.01