Comparison of subcutaneous ring block of the penis with caudal epidural block for post-circumcision analgesia in children

Anaesthesia and Intensive Care

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 365-367

  Irwin, M G ^a,b,c   Cheng, W ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b Department of Anaesthesiology ^*

^c QUEEN MARY HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Anaesthetic techniques: infiltration, epidural, caudal; Surgery: circumcision

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAUDAL ANESTHESIA; CHILD; CIRCUMCISION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MALE; MICTURITION; PENIS; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SAFETY; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; VOMITING; WALKING;

EID: 0030012626     PISSN: 0310057X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0310057x9602400311     Document Type: Article

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