Abstract:Caudal block, a classic nerve block technique, has a history of a century in clinical anesthetic practice. With the wide application of ultrasound-guided technology, its clinical application scope has been continuously expanded. Traditional caudal block using local anesthetics alone has limitations such as limited duration of action (usually 4~8 hours) and significant individual response differences. To overcome these shortcomings, the combined use of local anesthetics with auxiliary drugs (adjuvants) has attracted increasing attention, and achieved important progress in prolonging analgesic duration and improving analgesic effect. This article systematically reviews the current application status of common local anesthetics and adjuvants in caudal block, focusing on summarizing and analyzing them from multiple dimensions such as mechanism of action, dosage optimization, safety and effectiveness, aiming to provide theoretical basis and practical reference for the standardized clinical application and related research of adjuvants during the perioperative period.