Paediatric anaesthesia & critical care
Effect of Intraoperative Hemispheric Synchronized Sounds on Depth of Anesthesia and Postoperative Pain in Children Undergoing Infraumbilical Surgery: A Double‐Blinded Randomized Controlled Trial
Authors' conclusion
In our study, we observed that these sounds deepened the plane of anesthesia and had no evidence of a statistically significant difference in postoperative pain scores.
Study context
- Population
- Children aged 6 months to 7 years undergoing elective infraumbilical surgery under GA with caudal epidural block, tertiary care hospital in India2 equal groups
- Participants
- 60 children
- Comparison
- Group-H vs Group-S
- Primary endpoint
- Depth of anesthesia (intraoperative BIS values, recorded every 5 min)
Methodological detailsdouble-blinded
- Double-blinded
Primary result
As reported in the abstract
Intraoperative BIS values
Group-H
47.18
mean · SD 9.77
Group-S
54.32
mean · SD 6.15
P = 0.001
Further findings
| Outcome | Group-H | Group-S | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Postoperative FLACC score · 60 minMedian | 0 (IQR 0–1) | 0 (IQR 0–1) | P = 0.539 |
| Postoperative FLACC score · 24 h | 0 | 0 |
Original publication
Effect of Intraoperative Hemispheric Synchronized Sounds on Depth of Anesthesia and Postoperative Pain in Children Undergoing Infraumbilical Surgery: A Double‐Blinded Randomized Controlled Trial. Paediatr Anaesth. Published 12 September 2026. doi:10.
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