54
Participants
Start Date
May 31, 2006
Primary Completion Date
October 31, 2008
Study Completion Date
October 31, 2008
Ketorolac
0.5 mg•kg-1 IV at the end of surgery before extubation and then 3 additional doses every 8 hours thereafter
Bupivacaine
0.2 mL•kg-1 (lean body mass) bolus of bupivacaine 0.25% with epinephrine 1:200 000 will be injected through the IC catheter at the end surgery before the patient's trachea is extubated to detect intravascular injection. An infusion of the same solution will be started at 0.1 mL•kg-1•hour-1 (lean body mass) for 24 hours.
ketorolac + bupivacaine
"0.2 mL•kg-1 (lean body mass) bolus of bupivacaine 0.25% with epinephrine 1:200 000 will be injected through the IC catheter at the end surgery before the patient's trachea is extubated to detect intravascular injection. An infusion of the same solution will be started at 0.1 mL•kg-1•hour-1 (lean body mass) for 24 hours.~For ketorolac, patients will receive 0.5 mg•kg-1 IV at the end of surgery before extubation and then 3 additional doses every 8 hours thereafter"
The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto
The Hospital for Sick Children
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