Postdural puncture headache and transient neurologic symptoms in children after spinal anaesthesia using cutting and pencil point paediatric spinal needles

Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

Volumn 42, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 1076-1082

  Kokki, H ^a   Hendolin, H ^a   Turunen, M ^a  

^a KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Bupivacaine; Children; Day case surgery; Post dural puncture headache; Postoperative complications; Spinal anesthesia; Transient radicular irritation

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; DIAZEPAM; THIOPENTAL;

AMBULATORY SURGERY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; INFANT; INTRASPINAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEEDLE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADICULITIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEDATION; SPINAL ANESTHESIA;

EID: 0031754547     PISSN: 00015172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-6576.1998.tb05379.x     Document Type: Article

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