Epidural analgesia for postoperative pain control in children

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 492-496

  Jones, Marci D ^b   Aronsson, David D ^a,b   Harkins, Jean M ^b   Smail, David F ^b   Haugh, Larry D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^c University of Vermont   (United States)

Author keywords

Bupivacaine; Epidural analgesia; Fentanyl; Pain control; Postoperative management

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; FENTANYL; MORPHINE; NARCOTIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANESTHESIST; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTINUOUS EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MIXTURE; EPIDURAL CATHETER; EPIDURAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ADJUVANTS, ANESTHESIA; ADOLESCENT; ANALGESIA, EPIDURAL; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; BUPIVACAINE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; FENTANYL; HUMANS; INFANT; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PROGNOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031670635     PISSN: 02716798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004694-199807000-00018     Document Type: Article

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