The experiences of epidural administration of clonidine in pediatric postoperative pain management

Abstract

Regional anesthesia techniques have spread from the adult world to the pediatric perioperative world over the past decades. Growth in the use of pediatric epidural analgesia in children has been accompanied by the necessary clinical studies on the safety and efficacy of these techniques. This paper addresses the scientific evidence in support of the use of clonidine in the epidural space of children for postoperative pain relief.