The use of additives to local anaesthetic solutions for caudal epidural blockade

Paediatric Anaesthesia

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 353-359

  Cook, B ^a   Doyle, E ^a  

^a ROYAL HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Additives; Adrenaline; Caudal epidural; Clonidine; Ketamine; Opioids

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CLONIDINE; KETAMINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENT;

EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; REVIEW;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-AGONISTS; ANALGESIA, EPIDURAL; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; CLONIDINE; EPINEPHRINE; HUMANS; KETAMINE; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENTS;

EID: 0030340530     PISSN: 11555645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1460-9592.1996.d01-3.x     Document Type: Review

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