Combined spinal and epidural anaesthesia for major abdominal surgery in infants

Canadian Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 511-514

  Williams, Robert K ^a   McBride, Whitney J ^a   Abajian, J Christian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; TETRACAINE;

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ANESTHESIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; EPIDURAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; INTRASPINAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; NEWBORN; PEDIATRIC ANESTHESIA; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL ANESTHESIA;

EID: 0030751828     PISSN: 0832610X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03011940     Document Type: Article

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