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CAUDAL ANESTHESIA

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-commonly used regional anesthetic techniques used in pediatric patients and not as routinely used for adults
-consist of the sacral portion of the epidural space
-access through the sacral hiatus felt as a groove/notch above the coccyx and between the two sacral cornuae
-often used as a supplement general anesthesia along with postoperative pain management
-usually performed after induction of general anesthesia

More commonly used for:
-procedures generally below the diaphragm
-urogenital surgery
-rectal surgery
-inguinal surgery
-lower extremity surgery

Dosage for caudal anesthetics:
0.5 - 1ml/kg 0.125% - 0.25% bupivicaine +/- epinephrine
opiods are sometimes added for more dense block