Clonidine-mepivacaine mixture vs plain mepivacaine in paediatric surgery

Paediatric Anaesthesia

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 111-114

  Ivani, G ^a   Mattioli, G ^a   Rega, M ^a   Conio, A ^a   Jasonni, V ^a   De Negri, P ^b  

^a G GASLINI INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^b CASA SOLLIEVO DELLA SOFFERENZA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anaesthesia; Analgesia: mepivacaine, clonidine; Technique: caudal extradural

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CENTRAL DEPRESSANT AGENT; CLONIDINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; MEPIVACAINE;

ARTICLE; CAUDAL ANESTHESIA; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG COMBINATION; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADJUVANTS, ANESTHESIA; ADRENERGIC ALPHA-AGONISTS; ANESTHESIA, CAUDAL; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLONIDINE; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG COMBINATIONS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MEPIVACAINE; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE;

EID: 0029691251     PISSN: 11555645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9592.1996.tb00371.x     Document Type: Article

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