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Text: We conclude that clonidine in a dose of 1 g/kg, added to 0. 25 % bupivacaine for caudal analgesia and administered as a 0. 75 ml/kg mixture in children, for subumbilical surgery, significantly prolongs the duration of post-operative analgesia when compared to 0. 75 ml/kg of 0. 25 % bupivacaine in normal saline than 0. 75 ml/kg of 0. 25 % bupivacaine with ketamine 0. 5 mg/kg or 0. 75 ml/kg of 0. 25 % bupivacaine with fentanyl 1 mcg/kg or 0. 75 ml/kg of 0. 25 % bupivacaine alone, without any side effects.