Spinal anaesthesia for paediatric day-case surgery: A double-blind, randomized, parallel group, prospective comparison of isobaric and hyperbaric bupivacaine

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 502-506

  Kokki, Hannu ^a   Tuovinen, Kati ^a   Hendolin, Heikki ^a  

^a KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Anaesthesia; Anaesthetic local; Anaesthetic techniques; Baricity; Bupivacaine; Children; Day case; Paediatric; Physics; Subarachnoid

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; BUPIVACAINE; DIAZEPAM; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; PROPOFOL; THIOPENTAL;

AMBULATORY SURGERY; ARTICLE; BRADYCARDIA; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INFANT; INTRASPINAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NERVE BLOCK; PARALLEL DESIGN; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PREMEDICATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEDATION; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; TRANSCUTANEOUS NERVE STIMULATION;

EID: 0031692182     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/81.4.502     Document Type: Article

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